Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!um-math!sharkey!cfctech!teemc!hpftc!zardoz!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!apple!sun-barr!rutgers!njin!princeton!phoenix!greg From: greg@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (greg Nowak) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Hard Drive Won't Spin Up Message-ID: <10172@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> Date: 30 Aug 89 20:52:33 GMT References: <160700053@primerd> Reply-To: bgwilkes@confidence.Princeton.edu Organization: Cognitive Science Lab, Princeton University Lines: 43 In article <160700053@primerd> barry@primerd.prime.com writes: } }This morning I turned on my Mac-II and discovered that my internal }hard drive would not spin up. I had powered the system down last } } ... Now, when I power up, I can see the LED flash brightly a few }times; it then flashes very dimly, almost too dim to be seen. }Judging from the complete absence of disk noise, the drive is not }rotating. There are no diagnostics from the Mac. It puts up the }"give me a floppy" icon and boots properly from the floppy. The }Apple HD Setup utility did not think a SCSI device was present. } } }Considering my current situation, I'm not thrilled with the thought }of another Seagate. I've heard Apple is now using Quantums, but I've }seen a lot of traffic about similar problems with Quantums in SE/30s }and II/CXs. If I have to get a replacement, I'd like to get an 80MB }drive - are the recommendations the same here? } }Barry Wolman | barry@s66.prime.com }Principal Technical Consultant | 492 Old Connecticut Path }Prime Computer | Framingham, MA 01701 } | 508/626-1700, ext. 4187 This is exactly what happened with my drive. I was miserable at first, having made no recent backup. However, a few days later I tried booting the machine and the disk spun up. I immediately ordered 30 HD floppies from MacConnection, whose amazing service got them to me in 15 hours! (with a little help from Airborne) I backed up the whole disk, and when courage returned, I shut down and tried a powerup. Nothing. Apparently, now, the disk succeeds in spinning up about 1 time in 10, usually after waiting a period of time. (I.e. if it doesn't work the first time I try, it's not likely to work for the rest of the day.) I haven't checked the supplier or SN of my drive, but it's in an SE/30, so that probably means Quantum, no? Odd that drives from both Quantum and Seagate would have this problem... ARE WE GOING TO GET SOME ANSWERS FROM APPLE? Ben Wilkes bgwilkes@confidence.Princeton.edu >> Please reply to this address, not the address in the header <<