Subject: Re: Hard drive spinup
From: Matt Willman <nobody@nowhere.net>
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 12:43:04 -0800
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Try the following:

Give the edge of the drive a hard rap on a table.  This should break the spindle
loose, if it's  stiction problem.

Or, wrap the drive in an airtight plastic bag, and put it in the freezer.  After
about an hour take it out and try again.

Either way, get a new hard drive.

Matt

TEXAS II - AppleWorks wrote:

> Does anyone have any suggestions for making a hard drive that has been turned
> off for one week (and transported 600 miles) spin up? I have tried turning it
> upside down and slapping it around a bit, to no avail. It does get the
> electrical current, and it does do one little "bzzzt" when I turn it on, but
> that's it. No real attempt to spin up.
>
> I have backups of everything, including a ram disk, so I am in okay shape, but
> I would appreciate any suggestions. It is an 85 meg external drive with the
> case the size of an Apple 3.5" disk drive. Thanks.
>
> Beverly Cadieux
> TEXAS II an international newsletter for users of AppleWorks(R)
> on the Apple IIe, IIc, and IIGS computer