Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!mit-amt!mjkobb From: mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: another HD40 bites the dust Summary: Here they are Keywords: hard disk 40 warranty Message-ID: <533@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> Date: 18 Aug 89 22:06:53 GMT References: <9984@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> Reply-To: mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) Distribution: usa Organization: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge MA Lines: 19 In article <9984@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> bgwilkes@cognito.Princeton.EDU (Ben Wilkes) writes: >Well, you guessed it: after booting perfectly the first every time, including >the first two today, my SE/30 hard drive refused to spin up tonight. The drive >light flickers once, you can hear the rpms start to climb, but it fails and >the "please insert disk" icon comes up. Boots fine from floppy but wont recog- >nize the HD40. I may just BARELY still be under warranty, but in the interest >of saving my files, what have other people done (bang on case, tilt machine, >etc.) which has gotten their moribundhard drive to respond? Drastic action >may be called for here. Also, has Apple extended the warranty on these drives? The serial numbers are, I believe 335507 to 1023016. Check with your dealer. Also, apple has extended the warranty on drives with these numbers into mid-1990. --Mike Disclaimer: I think that disclaimers are an incredibly sad statement about our society. Nonetheless, nothing I say here can or should be construed as having been said by anyone. Ever.