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From: agnew@trwrc.UUCP (R.A. Agnew)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Re: trouble with Seagate 40mb drive
Message-ID: <226@trwrc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-Sep-87 14:13:21 EDT
Article-I.D.: trwrc.226
Posted: Fri Sep 25 14:13:21 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 27-Sep-87 07:42:07 EDT
References: <3407@pucc.Princeton.EDU>
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In article <3407@pucc.Princeton.EDU> Q2813@pucc.Princeton.EDU writes:
>I have a PC'S LIMITED AT with a 40mb hard disk.  For the past
>
>The "solution"?  Shake the drive back and fourth until it rattles.
>(I am not kidding)
>
>Does anyone have a better solution?  Has anyone else had this problem?
>
Try loking at the little lever on the side that the stepper motor moves
when it seeks. If it's jammed all the way forward, move it gently off the
stops with a pencil or something -- then power on and reboot.