[aklug] Re: Disk Drive Problems

I know this won't help the current predicament, but about a decade ago I
was migrating an old server that had been in one place for about 6 years. I
removed the drive to start the clone process. The drive must have stalled
because the tracers from the power connector to the motor broke and curled
up, much smoke, such wow.

I soldered bits of telephone wire to complete the circuit and finished the
clone. The client provided the soldering iron, as they were and aircraft
parts and service center. In the end, the server kept running for another
6mo before he got around to finishing the migration.

Quantum Bigfoot, double thick, 120mb or some craziness, they don't make 'em
like that anymore!
On 2014-03-07 3:01 PM, "Jim Wadell" <jim.wadell@gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, I'll chime in with mine. I have (had?) a 3tb external Seagate. We have
> some serious power brown-downs, and the controller board fried a chip. When
> I moved the disk to another external container, it does not spin up, which
> suggests that the motor is fried. Other than John's open heart surgery, any
> suggestions?
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Received on Fri Mar 7 16:24:11 2014