On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:13:34 -0700 (PDT), platnicat <[email protected]> wrote: > How do you fix a stuck spindle? I have a Mac Portable with what I > think is a stuck spindle. While it rotates freely by hand, the motor > can't move it. >
The way to do it rather nasty, because the more you do it, the more you destroy the drive. The procedure: place the hard drive down on a flat, open surface. This could be a table or a floor. Next, grip the hard drive on the sides with both of your hands. Now, jerk the hard drive in a clockwise rotation, making sure to keep it flat on the surface. Do this several times. What you are trying to do is unstick whatever is stuck so that the motor can spin up the platters on its own. If you've done this properly, and the hard drive is not past the breaking point, then the next time that you apply power to the drive, it should start up and be usable. Be warned, though: this most certainly does break the drive a little each time you do it. It's like drugs: you'll have to do it more and more until finally it doesn't work at all and you're dead. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
