den@hpfinote.HP.COM (Don Novy) (06/02/90)
Does anyone have detailed internal information on a Seagate ST-4051 40 Mb hard disk? I have one with a bad controller board that I would like to fix. The drive doesn't spin up anymore, but I know the disk platters are OK. It is obviously difficult to fix the drive without a schematic or documentation. Thanks, Don Novy Hewlett-Packard den@hpfitst2.hp.com This request is in no way connected with Hewlett-Packard. It is solely for personal use.
cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (Gordon Hlavenka) (06/04/90)
>The drive doesn't spin up anymore, but I know the disk platters are OK.
Seagate drives have a reputation for stuck platters. It has to do with the
spindle lube viscosity or something. If you can turn the spindle by hand
this might just do it as a temporary fix. The platter may or may not stick
again later...
Gordon S. Hlavenka cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us