And stuck Maxtor coaxial spindle motors (RK54) are no joy either.
On 10/8/16 11:27 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > > > On 10/8/16 11:07 AM, Rob Jarratt wrote: > >> I went ahead and replaced it. The drive spins up now, but sadly the drive >> doesn't actually work, after spinning up and making a few clunking noises, >> it spins down again. I suspect it is trying, and failing, to find track 0. >> > > EXTREMELY common problem with Micropolis 13xx series drives. If you're lucky > the head is just stuck to the parking bumper. Unlucky if you ever want to put > the drive back in use without a clean room. > >
