Carl Lowenstein wrote: > On 7/17/07, Paul G. Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Reminds me of a HDD I had a few years ago that decided it didn't want to >> un-park the heads when I powered it up. It had some data on it I really >> wanted. I figured for all intents and purposes it was FUBAR and I'd >> never get the data off anyway (I couldn't afford the $900 it would cost >> to have the data recovered). So... >> >> >> ...I banged the side of it hard on the table, plugged it back in, and it >> worked. I copied the data off and threw the drive in the trash (after >> erasing it). > > Was this a DEC RD54 by any chance? Those particular drives had a > head-parking bumper that turned to glue over time. There used to be a > recipe for unsticking them that started with putting the drive in a > freezer to make the glue brittle. Then the whack on the side, and > defeating an electrical interlock so the drive would try harder to > position the head away from the bumper. >
It sure is a good thing you have more than average complement of neurons. Most of us would have to abandon some everyday skills to make room for memories like that! :-) ..j -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
