[ltp] HDD emergency repair (howto)

[Shannon McMackin]

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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...

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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I think they called that &quot;stiction&quot;.=A0 If I recall, you could al=
so hold them like a frisbee and go through the motion of throwing it withou=
t letting go.=A0 Fun times...<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, May=
 7, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Laurent <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:pumpki=
n@gmx.de">pumpkin@gmx.de</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi,<div class=3D"=
im"><br>
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204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
way of fixing those old IBM DeathStar drives with the clicking problem ?<br=
>
</blockquote></blockquote>
<br>
I don&#39;t know for sure whether the problem you refer to is the one I<br>
remember ...<br>
</blockquote>
<br></div>
I remember a firmware upgrade to &quot;fix&quot; that problem. But you have=
 to<br>
install it before the drive fails.<br>
<br>
cu<div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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