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Article #68871Re: Revival of a dead HDD - Help
From: Mike
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00
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Jim@yemeads.demon.co.uk "Jim" writes:
>I knew Conners can be a bugger to get going but what bothers me now is that
>when the power cable is connected I cannot hear the motor spinning up. This
>is with my ear to the casing of the drive. Cannot put it back in its original
>home as this is now fully running a C & D with 1.8gig of space.
Could it be the infamous 'stiction'? The grease on the internal drive
bearings thins and causes the motor to stall. Give it a careful tap on the
bearing if you can. You could always try another power lead too.
Mike
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