[Info-vax] DS10L releases magic noise

[David Froble]

Preparing my entry for this year's Carl Lydick award ....

Bob Koehler wrote:
>    Turned on the DS10L and it released the magic noise.

What noise might that be?

Posting the actual noise might allow some understanding of your problem.

>    Before I rip it apart, ay ideas, experiences, or hints would be
>    valued.
>    I'm hoping it's a couple of clearly blown caps, or a power supply
>    that I can afford to buy.
> 

Might be lots of inoperable DS10Ls floating around, and possibly spare parts might be 
available.

If it was the disk heads crashing, a sound I'm familiar with, then a replacement disk 
might be found.  I think I've still seen them with the IDE interface.