stevena@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Steven Alexander) (01/13/91)
My Seagate 251-1 froze on me: I could tell that the reason for the error on boot-up was that it wasn't spinning. I took it to a seemingly competent repair place--but then again how would I know. They told me that indeed, it was dead. While shopping for a new one, I tried to see if I could make it spin. After reseating the cables (on the theory that the repair people didn't know what they were doing, even a little bit) without positive result, I decided to invade the clean environment of inside the case and see if I could get it spinning. It's spinning now. I just gave it a push with some gratuitous application of finger oils to the outer edge, and closed it up. It's now held closed by a rubber band, since I wasn't sure it was going to be worth the effort to close it carefully, and booted (successfully) with it just resting closed. I'm now on my first session with the revived disk, sitting on top of the open case. Of course, the drive was well out of warranty when I did this. Is there any way I can increase the chance of lengthening its life, now that I've broken the seal. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Steven Alexander Comp Sci grad student stevena@cory.berkeley.edu & non-practicing lawyer extraordinaire {I'm really wonderful at not practicing}
richi@hpopd.pwd.hp.com (Richard Jennings) (01/15/91)
OR... Pick up the drive assembly with both hands, and shake it alternately clockwise and counter-clockwise, about the position of the spindle. (This is not a statement of the Hewlett-Packard Corporation!) richi. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - Richard Jennings, Software Development Engineer Pinewood Information Systems Division, the home of HP's Advanced Image Management System (HP AIMS), AdvanceLink, OpenMail and Multi-media communications Hewlett-Packard Nine Mile Ride Voice: (+44)/(0) 344 763738 ADMD=GOLD 400 C=GB Wokingham Fax: (+44)/(0) 344 763526 OU1=Pinewood ORG=hp Berkshire RG11 3LL E-mail: richi@hpopd.pwd.hp.com GN=Richard PRMD=hp England or: richi@hpopd.pwd.hp.co.uk SN=Jennings
pete@Octopus.COM (Pete Holzmann) (01/16/91)
One more suggestion: If you look at the drive carefully, you should see a small exposed area near the center of the spindle that can be pushed at via judicious use of a pencil with eraser. That works every time, since it can be done while the power is on. Note that once your drive begins to have this problem on a regular basis, the problem can NOT be permanently solved. Might as well get it refurbished or replaced. Pete -- Peter Holzmann, Octopus Enterprises |(if you're a techie Christian & are 19611 La Mar Ct., Cupertino, CA 95014 |interested in helping w/ the Great UUCP: {hpda,pyramid}!octopus!pete |Commission, email dsa-contact@octopus) Voice: 408/996-7746;FAX=408/985-0859
mauro@simm.sublink.org (Mauro Mozzarelli) (01/17/91)
in article <1991Jan16.070819.8070@Octopus.COM>, pete@Octopus.COM (Pete Holzmann) says: > Note that once your drive begins to have this problem on a regular > basis, the problem can NOT be permanently solved. Might as well > get it refurbished or replaced. I have the same problem with a Seagate ST-4096, after one year of normal use (just a few days out of one year warranty), it started to refuse to spin-up, without shake it. It's a pain; every time I need to switch on the system after a stop, to restard the drive I need to extract it from the box and do this work. My drive now is no more utilized. This was the end for 1200$ (price for this drive in Italy in the 1989). What's the cause for this problem ? Bye -- ////////////// | Sistemi Informativi Mauro Mozzarelli | MU-BBS 24h! // S.I.M.M. // | INTERNET: mauro@simm.SUBLINK.ORG | mubbs.sublink.org ////////////// | +39.2.3538184 (Telebit T-2500) | (02) 3538184