Thanks Rick. This is what we did at first. Then we discovered that we have a stuck motor rather than a controller problem.
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 8:05 AM, ricardo gonzalez <ricky...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello, > > When I was still working with the local Seagate disty, we were able to > resurrect a lot of dead drives, by just swapping out the HD electronics from > an exact working model. > > You need a set of torx tipped screwdrivers (fairly common today, because of > cellphones). Once the drive spins up and is recognized, transfer the contents > to a external device. > > We do the swap, just for the data. the defective unit is sent back for > warranty repairs. > > REgards, > -- > ricky gonzalez > ricky...@yahoo.com > >> So, your tech gets to still keep his job? What's the world >> come to ... > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Michael R. Janapin PBTS Baguio City, Philippines http://mulingsilang.wordpress.com http://www.pbts.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
