Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 23:02:29 +0200 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disk not spinning up Message-ID: <20170917230229.378686f0@archlinux.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <20170917225042.abab307c.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20170917214321.8fd2157b.freebsd@edvax.de> <bea2ec4d-9328-4aeb-d4c5-be939ed49dc1@FreeBSD.org> <20170917225042.abab307c.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sun, 17 Sep 2017 22:50:42 +0200, Polytropon wrote: >> The best approach is to per-warn up the drive hardware before trying >> to power it on. Put a bear light bulb or shine a flood light from a >> close distance on to the metal covered side, IE; not the circuit >> board side, until it gets almost to hot to touch. Then power it on >> and and away you go almost every time this happens. > >I will definitely add this as even more help. Usually it's worn out hardware from too many spin downs and spin ups. I doubt that aged lubricants are the cause. .
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