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Re: disk drive troubles

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From: Edmond Walsh
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 00:00
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In article <cilihs4mjvmajmpgm7fu9m1m9q25q7kluu@4ax.com>, Ian Richardson
<ian@huddersfield.com> writes
>On Tue, 9 May 2000 21:07:04 +0100, Edmond Walsh
><Edmond@walsh.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>Does it spin up?  Does it make a clunking noise during boot up?  I have
>>>had a couple of these DOA recently.
>>Good point, I think it does not spin up.  it seems to make a couple of
>>feeble clicks at start up and then nothing.  Looks like another DOA.
>
>Have you tried popping it in the freezer for 5 minutes and then trying
>it?
>
>You probably think I'm two sandwiches short of a picnic but I've
>recently 'repaired' a couple of clients drives this way (the latest
>only on Monday and which had what sounded like the 'click of death').
>Both drives are still running (against my advice but...)
>
>
>
>
>Ian...
>
Good idea, I'll remember that, though as this drive is new I'd prefer a
more permanent fix.
-- 
Edmond Walsh
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From: Edmond Walsh <Edmond@walsh.demon.co.uk>
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