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From: grant@kcms.UUCP (Grant Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Miniscribe HD motor problem
Message-ID: <143@kcms.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jun 91 15:55:05 GMT
Organization: Kuper Computer Management Systems (Pty) Ltd. SA.
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I have started having problems with my old 21MB MINISCRIBE hard disk.
Sometimes on powerup the motor won't start up. After tearing most of my
hair out, I decided to attempt to fix it myself. There was a small rotating
arm with a label above marked 'DO NOT ROTATE'. After rotating it as far as
it would go, the disk started up normally ! Could there be some sort of bad
connection in there, or is my disk basically ready for that big CPU in the
sky ? The problem seems to be getting worse and worse and the disk won't
powerup more often. Is there anything I can do to slow down its demise ?

PLEASE HELP!

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