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From: mikes@pedsga.UUCP (Mike Shulman <shulman>)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: HD will not spin up (sometimes), banging it helps; Suggestions?
Message-ID: <1447@pedsga.UUCP>
Date: 25 Oct 90 22:16:44 GMT
Reply-To: mikes@pedsga.UUCP (Mike Shulman <shulman>,SPCSYS,7586)
Organization: Concurrent Computer Corp., Tinton Falls, N.J.
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  Well, like the subject line says, I seem to have a masacistic HD. It's
a Seagate ST125 (20 Meg, 3.5 format), and every once in a while when I
turn on my computer it refuses to spin up. The solution seems to be to
take it out and bang it hard a few times. Then re-install it, and it
works like a champ...until the next time it feels like doing this.
Now, I've heard that this is a known problem with some older HDs of some
brands, so I was wondering - is there also a known solution? (Aside from
buying a new HD, wiseguys!)
  Thanks for your replys!


					       - Mike