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From: davidb@brac.inmos.co.uk (David Boreham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: Disk drive repair
Keywords: Maxtor Disk Repair
Message-ID: <11756@ganymede.inmos.co.uk>
Date: 8 Oct 90 14:38:34 GMT
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In article <2096@apctrc.UUCP> zrde05@master.trc.amoco.com (Ess) writes:
>I have a Maxtor XT8760 E disk drive that was pulled from an Apollo
>3500 because it would not spin up. It sounds as if the brake is
>stuck. I have been in touch with various data recovery houses who
>are more than willing to take my money to recover the data. The prob- 
>lem is that I believe the data to be good, it's the mechanics that
>need looking into. Does anybody have any suggestions as to whom 
>could look/repair the drive without demanding $2000.00 to recover
>the data? All response appreciated.

I've got one of these suckers in my DN3000. It sticks whenever
the power goes off (about once every six months). I just take 
the machine apart, loosen the drive on its rails, pull it out 
and then give it a good whack back into its socket. I find
that a couple of good shocks delivered in that axis will free
the brake.

An HP field service guy also told me that you can free the brake
using the end of a pencil. Not sure which bit you prod though.

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