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To: SI Bob who wrote (10954)	1/18/2000 11:46:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32883

I have had crash nightmares and now take back-ups very seriously. I have a very old 386 hard drive years of data on it and the controller on the hard drive went..I think. It's an old NEC PowerMate 386 and I am keeping the Hard Drive in case I ever come across another similar one. (not likely) I am actually going to take it a step more in depth if need be. I am prepared to swap the platters (risky), as I am not 100% convinced it's the hard drive controller on the drive itself. One day I turned it on and the hard drive would not work. It's not the controller built into the motherboard, as that was check with a separate controller card. BTW How does your system get proper cooling (air flow) with the case apart (Bob)?

To: SI Bob who wrote (10954)	1/19/2000 1:07:00 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32883

Hey, that story was even better than the one about the backhoe! Not sure how you'll top it in a few months. But, just in case, have you considered installing a sprinkler system... in your house? ;^) - Jeff

To: SI Bob who wrote (10954)	1/19/2000 4:58:00 AM
From: Green Receipt	Respond to of 32883

Hi Bob, when I tried searching at metacrawler on your card it led me to this address achineseprincess.com Is your card a scsi or IDE? If its scsi, I could see where you might need a similar card. If its IDE, you should be able to find a suitable generic card replacement (eide, etc)

To: SI Bob who wrote (10954)	1/19/2000 8:19:00 AM
From: David Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32883

Tsk. Exposed electronics, fire risk, and second hand smoke from smoldering circuit boards. Better watch out. Those OSHA-types might try and gig Go2Net for your unsafe working conditions. Can't help you with the controller board. I could see my way clear to loaning you my sledge hammer and soldering iron. Probably couldn't hurt at this stage. Betcha haven't been to church lately. <g>