[ltp] resurrecting a dead HD

[Robert Munro]

You say you set it aside for a couple months?  The connector may
have acquired a film of corrosion, preventing good signal or power.

Try dipping the connector (just the connector!) in a good corrosion
removing solution like Tarnex or similar.  Let it dry, then try it.

Don't use the hammer until you've completely given up fixing it  ;-)

Robert Munro


M. Leo Cooper wrote:

 >Has anyone been able to successfully resurrect a dead TP hard drive?
 >
 >A while back, I bought a 3-gb (FRU P/N 45H8791) drive for my 760XL on 
ebay. It
 >worked fine when the floppy drive was installed, but would not boot up (in
 >fact caused the machine to make a loud whine) when the CD drive was 
in. When I
 >put it in a 760EL, it worked fine both ways, so I installed Red Hat 
7.2 on it
 >and put it aside for a couple of months.
 >
 >Now, this hard drive will not boot up on either the 760XL or the 760EL 
in any
 >configuration. At power on, it makes a faint rattle, as if it were 
trying to
 >spin up but not quite managing to, then the computer lets loose a loud 
whine
 >(audible error tone?).
 >
 >So, what can I try? Giving it a good whack with a heavy hammer? 
Immersion in
 >boiling water? Threats? Prayers?
 >
 >Any suggestions?
 >
 >
 >
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