Hi Bill, Any QL life left in the North East....
Derek -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Billy Sent: 13 April 2008 16:30 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] HDD problems I know someone who knows someone who does this with sucsess but uses fag ash for the WD 40 All the best - Bill David Tubbs wrote: > I have a large suspect drive and in surfing for low level formatting info I > chanced on the following, just had to share the thought. > > ================================================= > Fixing a hard disk crash > > It's really not too difficult to fix your own hard drive, if the problem is > a head crash, or the infamous Seagate "stiction" problem, if you know what > to do. You will require #4/0 steel wool, Varsol, WD-40, a few hand tools, > and about 45 minutes. > > First, you need a clean room, so make sure the garage door is closed before > you begin. Move those old lawnmower parts off the bench. > > Disassemble the sealed unit and carefully wash all parts with Varsol. Bend > the read/write heads out of the way and then disassemble the platter stack. > > VERY CAREFULLY buff the platter surfaces with the #4/0 steel wool. > This will remove any existing data, level out any surface defects, and help > to redistribute the magnetic media and fill in those pesky "bad sectors" > that most drives have. > > Reassemble the platter stack, and using a .015" feeler gauge, bend the > read/write head back to the platter surface, using the feeler gauge to set > the gap. This is a slightly higher gap than the factory uses, but it > reduces the chance of head collisions with any flotsam you neglected to > remove. > > Give the head and platters a good shot of WD-40 and reassemble the unit. If > your drive has a filter, replace it with a clean section of gauze pad. All > that's left is to low level and DOS format the drive, and you're back in > business. > > I haven't tried this yet myself, but my friend's wife's cousin's, > sister-in-law's husband knows a technician who does it all the time. > > > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1373 - Release Date: 4/11/2008 09:17 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1373 - Release Date: 4/11/2008 09:17 _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
