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Re: Mac HD crashed HELP!!!

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From: Alex Nghiem
Date: Sun, 28 May 1989 05:13
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In article <141200036@cdp>, aldus@cdp.UUCP writes:
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> I have a crashed apple 40 mb hard drive, an internal drive for my Mac II.  It
> is not booting from the drive, and no icon comes up on the desktop when it is

You have encountered a very common problem with the Quantum HD40. If you
take off the top, you may find that the drive is not spinning. Hopefully,
you will be able to get a warranty replacement. There is speculation that
either the bearings seize on this series of drive or that the heads stick to
the media surface. Check with you Apple dealer.
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From: nghiem@ut-emx.UUCP (Alex Nghiem)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac HD crashed HELP!!!
Summary: Your hard drive may have seized...
Message-ID: <13457@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 28 May 89 05:13:00 GMT
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Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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