on 1/15/03 11:59 PM, Cameron Kaiser at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Would that cause this kind of symptom, though? I was more suspicious of a > mechanical failure because it makes some occasional soft sounds like the > drive is trying to spin up, but can't quite make it. I should think a dead > controller wouldn't even try to do that, but I would appreciate re-education > if my assumption is wrong :-) I have (on occasion) gotten a drive to spin up that was a goner by percussive maintenance. If you can get it clear of everything so you don't jar the rest of the machine and can smack it (with just the right force, obviously) and be really ready to capture the data you want. The more windows you open and files you access, the closer you come to that ultimate spin-up. So have a plan, just in case this works. -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell
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