Posted by AZ Nomad on 09/26/06 21:29

On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:11:06 GMT, fkasner <fkasner@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>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.

I would catagorize that as "last resort". Just before depositing the drive in
the trash, give it a good smack ans retest. Then continue on and leave it
in the trash.

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