Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!boulder!tramp.Colorado.EDU!gordon From: gordon@news.colorado.edu (GORDON ALLEN R) Subject: Re: "STICTION" and seagate ST251 and ST250R drives Message-ID: Keywords: Disk, Seagate Sender: news@colorado.edu (The Daily Planet) Nntp-Posting-Host: tramp.colorado.edu Reply-To: gordon@tramp.Colorado.EDU Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder References: <1991May28.154437.19596@progress.com> Date: 29 May 91 16:23:32 GMT Lines: 18 I have a 20MEG drive that came with my AT and is about 4 years old. I don't know the manufacturer, but it is a half height drive. I suffered from a pro- blem which I assume is stiction, in that upon power up, I would get a drive error, with the light on the drive flashing wildly. I solved this problem not by sending it in for repair but by parking the heads prior to powering down the system. To date, it has never failed to start properly when I remember to park the heads, but will fail when I don't. When it does fail, it is because the platter is not turning. I then have to turn the system off, and rotate the drive with a pencil point and then power it back up. There is a space in the PC board to reach in and manually rotate the drive. It doesn't need to be opened up. -- Allen Gordon University of Colorado, Boulder gordon@tramp.colorado.edu gordon_A@cubldr.colorado.edu