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Date:      Mon, 18 Sep 2017 09:20:34 +0200
From:      Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Disk not spinning up
Message-ID:  <20170918092034.430ea08b@moonstudio>
In-Reply-To: <ab48c164-e48c-2085-b30a-7d3f3f6fbbf2@ShaneWare.Biz>
References:  <20170917214321.8fd2157b.freebsd@edvax.de> <bea2ec4d-9328-4aeb-d4c5-be939ed49dc1@FreeBSD.org> <20170917225042.abab307c.freebsd@edvax.de> <20170917230229.378686f0@archlinux.localdomain> <20170917231344.54cf0fd4.freebsd@edvax.de> <ab48c164-e48c-2085-b30a-7d3f3f6fbbf2@ShaneWare.Biz>

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On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:38:36 +0930, Shane Ambler wrote:
>How about a flaky voltage regulator that doesn't provide enough power
>to spin up the disk.

The described symptoms indicate a hardware issue, it doesn't matter if
it should be aged/dirty lubricant, magnetic particles at the wrong
places or worn out movable parts.

>screws distort the board a little to disconnect them

I agree, opening and closing the drive might have add additional issues.

Regards,
Ralf

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