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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Dead drive, resurrection!!!Re: Dead drive, resurrection!!!
From: BlueChip <cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net>
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 15:39:04 +0100 freeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! You took a drive apart, repaired it, got it back together AND IT STILL WORKED!!! HOLY MOLY! I am mighty impressed, I had always believed this to be impossible. I look forward to reading the results of the surface test :) BC >Hi... > >After getting the CF-IDE adapter working, I decided to find out what >caused the hitachi drive to fail (stoped spinning). > >I had no way of checking the controller board, so went straight for the >platter and heads. > >The head had not parked, and seemed to be stuck on the platter. After a >little persuasion, the heads landed home, and the platter was free.. > >I've now managed to get all my files back , error-free. I feel a full >format of the drive coming on, and a surface test... Just in case! > >So, those with a similar fault, you may want to give it a go!! > >You'll need a T5 Torx driver to get into the platter cavity. > >Oh, remember to work in a dust-free environment, and blow out and small >particals you find with an "air-only" aerosol can or a hair-dryer set to >its cold setting, before closing the cover. > >Good luck > >Abdul > >_______________________________________________ >http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2004-08-02 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |