On 6/29/05, M Yilmaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thats when you know that you're a geek =p
Its funny how I seem to know more and more people on this list. Hahaha
Thats when you know that you're a geek =p
On 6/23/05, Ben Stern <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> 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
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