Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:2581 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:3051 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!crdgw1!rpi!sigma From: sigma@pawl.rpi.edu (Kevin J Martin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: HD will not spin up (sometimes), banging it helps; Suggestions? Message-ID: Date: 27 Oct 90 05:33:20 GMT References: <1447@pedsga.UUCP> <4668@trantor.harris-atd.com> <1990Oct26.201641.25090@cs.odu.edu> Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 32 aiko@tulip.cs.odu.edu (John K Hayes) writes: >As for RLL drives in general - these seem to be the most unstable type drives >around (at least for the 32M variety or lower). I think I have heard that the >RLL format works better in larger varieties. But - I don't know. And if it >were me buying a large disk I would probably go for an ESDI type. I've gone through three Seagate RLL drives, and the only one that's given me any serious trouble was the ST4144R (their largest RLL, I believe, at 122.7 Mb). It started out fine. Within two weeks, the seeks were basso profundo. Within four weeks, it would actually do a random seek on its own sometimes! The very next day after that, it started doing full seeks (badump badump badump) and then died completely. It makes the same full seek noise when turned on, but doesn't respond to the computer at all. Yes, I know that sounds like a controller problem, but the controller can run two other Seagate RLL drives with no problems. The hard drive has been returned. Why didn't I go with an ESDI? I wanted to be able to keep my old RLL drives around, using the 65Mb with the 122Mb, and keeping the age-weary 32Mb model around for emergencies such as this. >It's hard to understand that a company with such a large share of the market >like Seagate can get away with making such junk. >Of course, I guess some of their stuff is ok, tho. I don't know why I continue to like Seagate - several models are almost completely junk. I guess I just haven't had any experience with other brands. Toshiba is highly recommended... right? -- Kevin Martin sigma@rpi.edu