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H063153 INCORRECT DISKETTE DRIVE CAN DAMAGE SYSTEM [64F0162 vs 64F4102]

From	Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject	H063153 INCORRECT DISKETTE DRIVE CAN DAMAGE SYSTEM [64F0162 vs 64F4102]
Date	2026-05-23 14:03 -0500
Organization	csiph.com Internet News Service
Message-ID	<10ustlb$mpg$1@csiph.com> (permalink)

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Huh, I thought the refdisk czeched for the system BEFORE running SC.EXE

"WARNING" INCORRECT DISKETTE DRIVE CAN DAMAGE SYSTEM

      Record number:        H063153

        Device:               D/T8590
        Model:                M
        Tip key:              001
        Date created:         O90/10/31
        Date last altered:    A91/11/04

                   ------"WARNING"-------

      THE DISKETTE DRIVE FOR PS/2 8590 AND 8595 IS SYSTEM
      SPECIFIC.   USE OF THE WRONG DISKETTE DRIVE CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE
      TO THE SYSTEM BOARD, INCORRECT OPERATION OF THE 1.44MB 3 1/2
      DISKETTE DRIVE AND THE 5 1/4 INCH DISKETTE DRIVE.

      THE FOLLOWING FRU'S (FIELD REPLACEABLE UNITS) ARE FOR USE IN
      THESE PRODUCTS:

      FRU P/N64F0162             3.5 INCH 1.44MB DISKETTE DRIVE
      FRU P/N64F4102             5.25 INCH 1.2MB DISKETTE DRIVE

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H063153 INCORRECT DISKETTE DRIVE CAN DAMAGE SYSTEM [64F0162 vs 64F4102] Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> - 2026-05-23 14:03 -0500
  Re: H063153 INCORRECT DISKETTE DRIVE CAN DAMAGE SYSTEM [64F0162 vs 64F4102] Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> - 2026-05-23 14:06 -0500
    Oh, floppy drive... not refdisk... oops... Re: H063153 Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> - 2026-05-24 09:13 -0500

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