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Re: problems with my hard drive



In your email to me, Matthew D Moss, you wrote:
> 
> Can anyone tell me what this might indicate?  Hopefully it's not the drive
> going bad, considering it's less that 6 months old.  What would be the
> best way to diagnose and repair this problem???  I really don't favor
> getting another drive, since this is my primary machine.

Bad news.. this is a sign that the Imbeded controller electronics
are going south.. quickly. Make sure you can back the machine up.
Try turning it off for a few hours, and let everything cool completely.
If it doesn't do it again for a while if you start it back up,
it may be heat related.

Tim

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