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From: rjn@hpfcso.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: 9133D hard disk drive failure.
Message-ID: <7370275@hpfcso.HP.COM>
Date: 10 Jan 91 15:45:31 GMT
References: <1991Jan8.161027.4353@odi.com>
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re: > b) Take your drive to an repair shop that does HP stuff and have them
    > run it on the Amigo (are "D's" Amigo?)  excerciser to see what's
    > happening and why.

Nope, they're SS/80.

Another common problem with the Seagate mechs used in the 9133 series is
"stiction".  As they age, they experience increasing difficulty in spinning
up.  I have a 9133L that requires either multiple cycles of the power
switch, or physically picking up the drive and giving it a sharp rotation in
order to get it unstuck.

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