On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 08:47:39PM -0400, Peter Teuben wrote: >> If you do end up trying it, lemme know how it works ;-) > I actually did try it , and i can unhappily report it didn;t work. Mine > actually just clicked, as if it didn't want to start to spin....
The opposite solution is the Technical Tap. Either drop the disk or hit it with a mallet. Seriously. You have to figure out the direction to hit it from so that you don't get a head crash. I think that on the long thin side is best, but figure it out for yourself so that your data loss is not my fault. :-) You'll want to do this when it is trying to spin up, as this is a solution for stiction, when the fine oil on the platters is actually gluing the heads to the disk. This is not a solution for bad sectors at all. In fact, I'm not sure that freezing is a solution for bad sectors. Ben -- Ben Stern UNIX & Networks Monkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] This post does not represent FTI, even if I claim it does. Neener neener. UM Linux Users' Group Electromagnetic Networks Microbrew Software
