[ltp] HDD emergency repair (howto)

[nescivi]

On Thursday 07 May 2009 08:30:25 Shannon McMackin wrote:
> I think they called that "stiction".  If I recall, you could also hold them
> like a frisbee and go through the motion of throwing it without letting go.
> Fun times...

these stories sound like the classic thing of someone bringing the computer in 
for repair cause it won't start, and the act of transporting the machine fixes 
the problem, so whoever is asked to repair the machine doesn't find the 
symptoms anymore...

sincerely,
marije

>
> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Laurent <pumpkin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >  way of fixing those old IBM DeathStar drives with the clicking problem ?
> >
> >> I don't know for sure whether the problem you refer to is the one I
> >> remember ...
> >
> > I remember a firmware upgrade to "fix" that problem. But you have to
> > install it before the drive fails.
> >
> > cu
> >
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