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From: town@hpspkla.spk.hp.com (Brian R. Town)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: HD doesn't spin after power on ???
Message-ID: <6040001@hpspkla.spk.hp.com>
Date: 1 Oct 90 16:19:20 GMT
References: <19860002@hpwad.HP.COM>
Organization: Hewlett Packard Company, Spokane, Wa.
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We had a 30M Seagate drive do the same thing and finally ended up scrapping
it.  Someone (I forget who) said that this model had a problem with the
spindle bearing lubricant heating up and leaking down onto the platter where
the head would land.  When the lubricant cools, it causes the head to stick
to the platter.  I don't know how much (if any) of this is true.  All I know
for sure is that we lost a drive with the same symptoms.  Sorry :(