On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Rick Forrester wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> > >I too, have fallen victim to this problem--twice! The first time it
> > >happened, I had never heard of the problem and I kept re-trying with
> > .....
>
> > As mentioned before people have noticed filthy carts. I lost a CD
> > drive to dust pulled through it by the cooling fans. This is just an
> > idea as to why the internal drives fail. I have used my external
> > SCSI for 2 years with out any problems(knock on wood) except for when
> > the carts are droped on the floor.
>
> Having worked with computers since 1966 (and helped my father with his work
> prior to that), I'm quite aware of the effects of dirt on computer components.
> The drive is not internal, it's external. If transported, it's transported
As mentioned in my orig post, my drive *is* internal--right in a 5.75
inch bay. They sell them both ways....
As for the effect of dust, even if that is the cause, it is still
indicative of shoddy workmanship. The rest of my box doesn't go belly-up.
What am I supposed to do? Work in a clean-room? Seriously, though, they
should build slightly more robust drive heads so a damaged disk won't
"infect" an otherwise good drive.
Mike
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Edwards Graphic Arts, Inc.
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