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From: decomyn@penguin.uss.tek.com
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Subject: Re: TECH INFO: HARD DRIVE OVERHEATING
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Date: 13 Apr 90 00:34:26 GMT
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In article <17100039@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> cs325ec@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>	Does anyone have any ideas on what would be wrong with a drive that
>	functions perfectly when turned on, but as it heats up, almost
>	everything goes sour?  30 meg CMI RLL in a fan cooled case next
>	to a 60 meg Hitachi.
>

What is most likely wrong is that the drive was low-level formatted while cold.
Just like everything else, the parts in your HD expand as they heat up, and
this can cause horrible alignment problems.

What you should probably do is back up everything on the disk, then let it run
for a couple of hours, then do a low-level format, high-level format, and 
restore everything.  That should take care of the problem.

Brendt
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