Re: Hard drive help...

[rubywand@aol.com (RUBYWAND)]

In article <1996May27.002152.1@scvax2.shepherd.wvnet.edu>,
sh340001@scvax2.shepherd.wvnet.edu (mArK) writes:

>
>The hard drive I currently have for my //gs is having troubles.  The
actual
>drive is fine.  However, the cooling fan (it's an ext. drive) is about to
>have
>a heart attack.  It actually sounds like someone's sawing the drive in
half
>with a chain saw.  The fan is not working too well, to say the least. 
I've
>tried to open the case in attempt to do something, but there's not way
those
>screws are going anywhere.  Obviously, they weren't put there by human
hands,
>since they are much too tight.  Would it be worth sending back to the
>company? 
>I'm not even sure of the company... Sequential?  (There's a big Q on the
>front) 
>Or should I just find a new cheap drive?
>

     The "Q" sounds like a "Q Drive" from Quality Computers which has
become Scantron Quality Computers. If the drive works well, then replacing
the fan may be worth the bother.

     You could call SQC and find out what the charge for a fix is. If the
drive is out of warranty, the total cost (labor + new fan + shipping)
could be more than the fix is worth.

     You could replace the fan. If necessary, you can use a Dremel hand
tool to grind away heads of reluctant screws.


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