Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!ames!ncar!asuvax!mcdphx!mcdchg!ddsw1!ddsw1!karl From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: HELP! ST251 isn't spinning up much anymore Keywords: st251, park Message-ID: <[4184.4]comp.ibmpc;1@ddsw1.MCS.COM> Date: 9 Jul 89 16:00:05 GMT References: <20197@cup.portal.com> <14997@ut-emx.UUCP> Lines: 20 (lots of stuff about Seagates that don't spin) We see these once in a while, and simply replace them instantly. Our distributor hasn't given me a hard time about it yet. Just get the darn thing replaced if it's under warranty. This happens to a small percentage of the drives in my experience, but it does happen. Seagate seems to have the most common problems with this difficulty. I consider it an annoyance problem, since all but one that we've had it happen to were under warranty, and we were able to get the data off prior to replacement in all but one case. Out of a couple of hundred drives we have sold in the last two and a half years, two have had this problem so far. About a 1% failure rate; and this has been the ONLY failure that the 251/277R series has exhibited on us. --- Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, !ddsw1!karl) Public Access Data Line: [+1 312 566-8911], Voice: [+1 312 566-8910] Macro Computer Solutions, Inc. "Quality Solutions at a Fair Price"