Re: Hard Drive Scare...

[land@ (E.G. Land)]

In article <joseph.m.barbey-0806962228550001@ruby-01.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu>,
Joe Barbey <joseph.m.barbey@uwrf.edu> wrote:
>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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	Who knows?

	I have no idea, but the case is kinda yellow with age; and about
	opening it up -- it was do or die. I mean, the thing wasn't spinning
	so my choice was to wait for it to repair itself, or open it up
	and try to do it myself.

	As it turned out, I seemed to have made the right decision.


	EG