Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!p4tustin!carl
From: carl@p4tustin.UUCP (Carl W. Bergerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: HD doesn't spin after power on ???
Message-ID: <1059@p4tustin.UUCP>
Date: 1 Oct 90 14:10:50 GMT
References: <19860002@hpwad.HP.COM>
Reply-To: carl@p4tustin.UUCP (Carl W. Bergerson)
Organization: POINT 4 Data Corporation, Tustin
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In article <19860002@hpwad.HP.COM> mleiber@hpwad.HP.COM (#Michael Leiber) writes:
>
>Hi,
>
>I'm currently experiencing a problem with my Seagate ST-251/1 harddisk.
>Sometimes when I switch my computer on, the disk motor doesn't start to
>spin. After power cycling the machine a few times, the motor suddenly
>is willing to do it's job and starts turning.
>(stuff deleted)

You are experiencing a common problem with the ST251 and its RLL cousin
the ST277 called "stiction" in which the heads stick to the disk platter.

The only cure I know is to have the drive reconditioned by a qualified
technician. When I had this problem several months ago the reconditioning
consisted of replacing all the platters and cost me $165 for a ST277.