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From: mauro@simm.sublink.org (Mauro Mozzarelli)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Hard Drive that Wouldn't spin--reprieved
Message-ID: <2046@simm.sublink.org>
Date: 17 Jan 91 14:52:44 GMT
References: <1991Jan16.070819.8070@Octopus.COM>
Organization: S.I.M.M. - Milano, Italy
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in article <1991Jan16.070819.8070@Octopus.COM>, pete@Octopus.COM (Pete Holzmann) says:
>     Note that once your drive begins to have this problem on a regular
>     basis, the problem can NOT be permanently solved. Might as well
>     get it refurbished or replaced.

I have the same problem with a Seagate ST-4096, after one year of 
normal use (just a few days out of one year warranty), it started to
refuse to spin-up, without shake it.
It's a pain; every time I need to switch on the system after a stop,
to restard the drive I need to extract it from the box and do this work.
My drive now is no more utilized. This was the end for 1200$ (price
for this drive in Italy in the 1989).
What's the cause for this problem ?
Bye
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