Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!rutgers!att!holin!doc
From: doc@holin.ATT.COM (David Mundhenk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: hard disk/controller problem
Summary: Thumbs down on Tulin...
Message-ID: <204@holin.ATT.COM>
Date: 3 Nov 88 19:43:26 GMT
References: <1177@fredonia.UUCP> <852@unm-la.UUCP>
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Organization: AT&T DSG Holmdel NJ USA
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In article <852@unm-la.UUCP>, cs253ad@unm-la.UUCP (Rev. Mark A. Foster) writes:
>      I've worked with compatibles for several years, and my experience with
> Tulin drives has not been good.  I remember three cases where the bearings in
> the drives failed, and we had to replace them.  It is possible that the drive
> bearings are failing, preventing the drive from coming up to speed.  I am
> currently experiencing a similar problem with the MiniScribe 3650 on my system
> at home.  The only solution seems to be replacement.
> 
>      I'd be interested to hear from anyone else who has had similar problems
> with either the Tulin or MiniScribe drives, a lot of people come to me for
> advice on purchasing and repair/replacement, and I'd hate to recommend a poor
> quality drive or denigrate a perfectly good one.
> 
	Just to let you know that you're not alone: I had a 20MB Tulin drive
for a short time (I got rid of it fast...) that had this problem several
times. On power-up, the drive would not spin at all. A flick of the
finger on the spindle, and off it would go, no problem....
	Needless to say, this made me nervous enough not to become too
emotionally attached to the drive.

Dave Mundhenk
AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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