Quoting ricardo gonzalez ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Stiction is a condition where the recording head is stuck to the > recording surface inside the hard disk. It has nothing to do with > lubrication in the voice-coil or in the stepper motor.
Well, thank you: It's nice to know what is sticking to what, even though it doesn't make the least difference as to how things behave. The only part I've ever previously cared about is what you can do about it, and how to diagnose it. > Stiction occurs in drives manufactured by all vendors. Yes, but it was notoriously widespread among Seagates, for a long time. During that period, I can think of maybe quantity one non-Seagate drive I ever encountered that did likewise. > However, stiction was a problem with 5.25 inch HD in the past. Yes. Don't forget, I go way, way back with microcomputers. > Among the things that Seagate did to combat this problem are : [snip] _And_ become the first to drastically shorten its warranty period! ;-> -- Cheers, Rick Moen This space for rant. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
