I had the same kind of thing with an Apple drive in an SE/30. According to "Sad Macs, Bombs, and Other Disasters," this is known as "Stiction." They recommend hitting the hard drive. That's what worked for me. Scary.
-Mark > 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 > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
