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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Seagate spin-up problem
Keywords: Seagate, hard drive, hard disk, bogus, junky, trash, milk
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Date: 4 Oct 90 11:42:32 GMT
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In <1990Oct04.231155.28864@ecst.csuchico.edu>, gdunlap@csuchico.edu (RANZEROX) writes:
>     Hello net!  Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I have a
>problem with my Seagate ST-157N hard drive (yeah, I know, "Seagate sucks", but
>it's what I can afford).  The problem is that it often doesn't spin up.

Right... exactly the reason folks say 'Seagate Sucks'. They are not the ony
ones to have 'stiction' problems, but are probably the most prevalent.

> When
>I power up it just sits there, making a quiet "klunking" sound (I assume this
>sound is the heads stepping, normally inaudible when the motor's running).  I
>can get it to work by physically turning the motor (I stick the end of a plastic
>pen into it and turn the motor).   

That's the fix.. the only fix. We have to find a prevention, since there is no
ther fix.

>     Any useful suggestions would be most appreciated because I'm tired of
>having to stick that pen into the drive everytime I want to power up!

Don't power it down. As long as it's running, it won't stick.

-larry

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