Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!hpl-opus!steinbac From: steinbac@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Gunter Steinbach) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: HD will not spin up (sometimes), banging it helps; Suggestions? Message-ID: <80330001@hpl-opus.HP.COM> Date: 26 Oct 90 23:56:22 GMT References: <1447@pedsga.UUCP> Organization: HP Labs, High Speed Electronics Dept., Palo Alto, CA Lines: 5 I took off the front cover behind which the drive sits so I can easily whack it with a screwdriver handle or other moderately heavy, moderately hard object. I don't know the make of my drive, but it sure sucks! Guenter Steinbach gunter_steinbach@hplabs.hp.com