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From: hgm@ccvr1.ncsu.edu (Hal G. Meeks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Seagate fails on powerup
Keywords: I should have listened...
Message-ID: <1990Jul30.153310.7818@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 30 Jul 90 15:33:10 GMT
Reply-To: hgm@ccvr1.ncsu.edu (Hal G. Meeks)
Organization: NCSU Computing Center
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I've had a Seagate 251N for over two years. Contrary to the experiences of
others on the net, I've had no problems....until this morning. 

I have the classic "stiction" problem. The drive fails to spin up. I've
taken it out of the machine, and bent the grounding strap back. I'm now
trying to remember if it is as simple as turning the spindle (a small black
"bump"). The thought of taking pliers to it concerns me. 

Any experiences welcome. 

--hal

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