>From: Spry/Fujita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: 3400 repairs
>
>First Sionnach, I wouldn't panic. My own (maybe ignorant) theory is that
>the 3400's ROM is written in such a way that it is very allergic or
>intolerant of certain problems that creep into old disks. I have had some
>very weird startup problems and ghostly things things happen in my 3400,
>but a complete excorism seems to take care of it, and I continue to love
>this machine. If you did a fast initialization, it may be that it needs
>more heat turned up on it.
>
>Use your 8.6 install disk. Find <Drive SetUp> and reformat the drive using
>both the options for <Low Level Format> *and* <Zero All Data>. I'm sure
>that you are aware that this will take awhile. Update the driver _again_!
>Install the system, and then I would run either Norton or Tech Tool Pro on
>it. EVERY time I do this something is screwed up on a fresh installation.
>Rebuild the desktop. By the way, the trackpad will not work until after you
>install the system and then go to the Trackpad CP to turn on the click and
>drag options - so don't freak. (I once installed a spare thinking that the
>original had gone bad.) Also one of my excorism rituals is to pull the
>battery and leave the unit on backup for no less than 10 minutes. Why?
>Ritual and it works.
>
>OK, some of this makes sense and some of it may not, but it has worked for
>me. Recently I had to do an excorism because of some very weird buildup of
>little gremilins which NO utility regardless of power or special talents
>could fix - and I used SIX of them! The result of my excorism is that the
>unit runs very, very slick. An amazing difference. I start forgetting about
>all the G-3 'Book demonstrators at the Mac outlet.
>
>BTW: I've accidently dropped 3400's from heights onto hard floors with no
>appreciable effects in performance afterwards, so I'm inclined to think
>that shipment has not toasted it. Still, I'd be inclined to crack the case
>and reseat everything like ribbon connectors, boards blah blah.
>
>Excuse me if you have done a similar bunch of stuff already. Ja matta neh -
This is one of those super educational posts that I archive on my hard drive
to refer to when I have trouble.
Thanks Lorne.
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