Posted by fkasner on 09/26/06 21:11

Citizen Bob wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:10:03 GMT, AZ Nomad <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Take the player and drop it 3' onto concrete. It'll be about as damaging,
>> more likely to fix it, and save you some money at the same time.
>
> I used to employ a similar technique to get hard disks spinning again.
> Back in the Good Old Days, the heads would stick in the parking zone
> and the disk would not spin up. I would lift the front of the desktop
> computer about 6 inches and let it fall to the desk. That would
> usually free up the heads enough to let the disk spin. Worked every
> time.
>
>
> --
>
> "There is no distinctly native American criminal class save Congress."
> --Mark Twain
>

I had HD that used to exhibit that problem. I would open the puter case
and rotate the exposed end of the axle of the disk with my finger (thumb
worked best). That would get rid of the "stiction" (starting friction)
and it would be OK for several months. I suspect that dropping the HD is
a bit more severe.
FK

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