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From: jgarland@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: HD doesn't spin after power on ???
Message-ID: <141178@kean.ucs.mun.ca>
Date: 2 Oct 90 10:20:00 GMT
References: <19860002@hpwad.HP.COM> <19860004@hpwad.HP.COM>
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
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In article <19860004@hpwad.HP.COM>, mleiber@hpwad.HP.COM (#Michael Leiber) writes:
> 
> All responses said that there is no easy way to get around that, but
> here's a summary of what was proposed to do:
> 
> 	1. repeateadly switch the power on/off. Thats what I've done
> 	   in the past (and what I should have to do in the future too :-();
> 
> 	2. give the computer a push, sometimes this should help.
> 
> 	3. try to relubricate the spindle. one recommended to clean the
> 	   spindle with alcohol and lubricate it with a low viscosity oil.
> 	   Didn't try this yet, but will do it if things get worser
> 	   (I don't know if the spindle itself is reachable from outside
> 	   the housing otherwise, hmmm ... I don't have a clean room 
> 	   at home)
> 
> 	4. some simply said that I should by a new drive. That's a fine
> 	   idea, and I will put my bank account number in the appendix, 
> 	   so that they can transfer a certain amount of money on that ;->
> 
> 
> Again, thanks to all replies,               michael
> 
         There's also #5 (my own after 1,2,& 3 didn't work out very 
well and 4 was similarly out of the question (I'm saving for a '386, 
not a replacement drive!)):

         5. Leave the machine on.
 
 In the Great Debate the on vs. off subject has engendered over the years I've 
never seen one reference to the fact that leaving the machine on can 
actually have a beneficial side effect.  Also, I've found that the 
drive doesn't stick again for many hours (lubricant has to cool to 
recongeal?), so short poweroffs are fine.

Good luck until better times...

John Garland

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