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From: toddg@hpldoma.HP.COM (@Todd Goin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Re: Busted Harddisk
Message-ID: <11250002@hpldoma.HP.COM>
Date: Mon, 13-Jul-87 10:34:14 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 13 10:34:14 1987
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I have had a similar problem with a Seagate drive and it DOES seem to be
that the motor stops in an odd position.  I have picked up the computer
box and shaken it side to side (on the advice of our in-house repair
shop) and lo-and-behold the drive works!!!!

Upon talking to the service dep't (here) the drive seems to stop
out-of-phase with the motor and will not be able to spin.

Shaking the box (POWER OFF OF COURSE !!  :-)) seems to jar the spindle
just enough that it will now begin turning.

MORAL:  I no longer turn off my system unless absolutley necessary!!

                Todd Goin
                @ Hewlett Packard Logic Design Operation

NOTE:  The above are my own views and not those of my employer!!