North Star DIMENSION Service Manual page 89

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TROUBLESHOOTING
(cont .) Fixed Disk Problems
Symptom Explanation Solution
(continued) 5. If you are not using a North Star fixed disk drive
installation kit, you must locate and use equivalent
drive mounting hardware, including rubber
grommets , plastic spacers , screws, etc. It is
essential that the drive be shock mounted and
electrically isolated from the drive tower.
6. If the fixed disk drive was removed from a North
Star ADVANTAGE or HORIZON or if it was
shipped by North Star as a replacement drive,
(unless it is specifically identified as a DIMENSION
formatted drive ) you must run the LABELER from
Service Disk 2, and reformat the drive.
7. Once you 've installed the fixed disk drive
physically, you must install it logically by running
SETUP.
A replacement
30MB fixed
disk drive
doesn ' t work.
1. The drive may be formatted for a North Star
ADVANTAGE or HORIZON . It must be
reformatted for the DIMENSION using Service
Diskette #2.
2. One or more of the four spring wire jumpers (on
the disk drive circuit board) is improperly
positioned . All must be "hooked."
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