Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 09:09:41 -0700 From: Scott Blachowicz <scott@statsci.com> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <m0vCpaI-0003wcC@main.statsci.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 14 Oct 1996 16:56:46 %2B0930." <199610140726.QAA14109@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> References: <199610140726.QAA14109@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> wrote:
> Geez. Sounds like they're still building sticky drives. I don't like
> Quantum for just that reason.
Geez...now he tells me...:-)).
> and twist it _sharply_ around the spindle axis. (You are trying to make the
> platters inside turn a little to unstick the heads). Then reattach the power
> connector and power up and see if it spins.
I just tried that some, to no avail.
> You may have to to the twist just after you apply power to get it
> going. As soon as you get it spinning, back it up and start talking
> about warranty.
I'm not sure how to really do that with the power and SCSI cables attached (I
assume it's not safe to attach the internal SCSI connector after the drive is
powered up and spinning?).
> Note that turning your system off at the end of every day leads to
> just this sort of problem. If you can leave it running 24/7 and
> just power your monitor down (or use a 'green' screesaver mode) you
> will find that things last a _lot_ longer.
Yup...that's exactly what I generally do (except that I sometimes shut the
system off when we have thunder storms, just to apply a proper amount of
paranoia to the process). Hmmm...bet a UPS would be a good insurance policy
to avoid that.
Ah well...off to give Quantum a call...
Thanx,
Scott Blachowicz Ph: 206/283-8802x240 Mathsoft (Data Analysis Products Div)
1700 Westlake Ave N #500
scott@statsci.com Seattle, WA USA 98109
Scott.Blachowicz@seaslug.org
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