[ltp] Thinkpad 760XL - Locked Drive

[M. Leo Cooper]

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004, Barry L. Kline wrote:

> Word to the wise:  NEVER pull the power/battery from a machine that's running 
> as you may have this happen to you.

Which brings up the question of what to do if everything locks up,
including the power switch . . .

I've had this happen once or twice, and I've pulled the power supply
connector (no battery installed at the time). The HD didn't lock up. Only
had to put up with an fdisk.