Re: Hard Drive Scare...

[joseph.m.barbey@uwrf.edu (Joe Barbey)]

In article <4pd23u$89r@news.smart.net>, land@ (E.G. Land) wrote:

>         Switched on my GS and my hard drive wouldn't spin up.
> 
>         Got a screw driver and opened it up and fooled around until
>         I gently lifted the arm on cylinder. When I laid it back down
>         it recoiled back and the cylinder began spinning.
> 
>         This seems to have done the trick, but I'm wondering why the
>         arm froze in the first place and can I expect it to happen
>         again...

Umm.... you opened up your hard drive?  Not a good idea, from what I've
gathered.  It's a great way to ruin them.  The smallest specks of dust can
look like boulders to the heads, especially with the speeds they can spin
at.  If you didn't have any troubles with the hard drive after opening it
up, conseider yourself very lucky.  Out of curiosity, how old is your hard
drive?

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