On Sep 23, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> > > On Sep 23, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > >>> >>> Make sure you don't take the extra step of dropping the hard drive >>> onto the concrete floor like I did one time. :-) >>> >> >> I thought we all had to do that once. It was some sort of >> requirement. >> >> You notice they never drop on foam padding or even carpet, only on >> concrete. > > What got me is that it landed perfectly *on edge*, from desk height, > and stayed there. All it ever did was make a sort of > SKKKSSSHHHSKKKSHHH grinding noise after that... did that, 15 years ago... old 20MB drive right off my desk, hit hard enough to leave a dent in the metal. it was in the middle of writing data when it happened. got an error on that file but the drive still worked. Last I checked the drive still works, that was a few years ago, gathering dust in my attic now. -sam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
