Chris Zach via cctalk writes:
> It is quite possible to put a touch of watch oil on the shaft of an
> older drive (without opening it) to quiet the bearings and
> re-libricate the grease. I'm still running RD54's and RD53's without
> much of an issue, firing them up every few months seems to
Get a sheet of glass.
In a not too dusty area (hint A/C has filers usually)
gloves on
Top off glass on - all will be revealed.
Rod - Digital Equipment Corporation 1975 - 1985
On 27/02/2024 03:50, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
Oh wait, that sound? Over and over?
I had a RD54 type drive
Oh wait, that sound? Over and over?
I had a RD54 type drive that I hit with a magnet by mistake and took out
the servo platter. Got that sound, over and over because the drive used
servo loop positioning and couldn't find the servo track.
Since you probably didn't do this, check to see if
Here’s some info.
https://www.stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-drives-hdd/maxtor/XT-2190-155MB-5-25-FH-MFM-ST506.html
It does sound like it can’t seek.
Maybe a jumper incorrect?
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On Feb 26, 2024, at 14:29, Jacob Ritorto via cctalk
wrote:
Thanks for the good ideas and convo
Thanks for the good ideas and convo everyone.
Now please do note that I can definitely hear motor/platter spinup
happening so it's definitely not "heads stuck to platter" stiction.
I hear the lock unlatch and I *think* I even hear the heads load and fly
(comparing what I hear on this drive to
It is quite possible to put a touch of watch oil on the shaft of an
older drive (without opening it) to quiet the bearings and re-libricate
the grease. I'm still running RD54's and RD53's without much of an
issue, firing them up every few months seems to keep them happy.
Same for RD51's and
On Sat, Feb 24, 2024, 9:41 AM Rick Bensene via cctalk
wrote:
>
> Another trick was for drives whose read/write amplifiers (which were
> typically situated within the sealed chamber, thus not replaceable except
> in a clean-room facility) had become flakey, and the drive would start
> getting
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Cc: Bill Gunshannon
Subject: [cctalk] Re: RD54 Maxtor XT-2190 w/one long meep
Back in the day when these disks were common I used to elicit a good laugh from
my boss when I got out my little mallet and smacked the side of the drive.
Stiction was the problem but a good hammer fixes anythi
"...blearrt-meelrp..."
Best audio-to-text descriptive ever.
Sellam
On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 3:47 PM Jacob Ritorto via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Hi! Remember the blearrt-meelrp sounding seek oscillation noise
> that the RD54 makes when you turn it on -- after it
Back in the day when these disks were common I used to elicit
a good laugh from my boss when I got out my little mallet and
smacked the side of the drive. Stiction was the problem but a
good hammer fixes anything. And, no, I never had it damage a
disk. I guess it was all in the technique.
2024 6:25 PM
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> Cc: Tom Hunter
> Subject: [cctalk] Re: RD54 Maxtor XT-2190 w/one long meep
>
> It may be that the voice coil positioner is stuck due to some hardened
> grease.
> If
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Cc: Tom Hunter
Subject: [cctalk] Re: RD54 Maxtor XT-2190 w/one long meep
It may be that the voice coil positioner is stuck due to some hardened grease.
If that is the case, you could try holding the drive in your hand and flick
your wrist hard se
I wonder if the XT2180 uses the same mech as the XT1140. That thing's
initial seek would wake the dead..
--Chuck
It may be that the voice coil positioner is stuck due to some hardened
grease.
If that is the case, you could try holding the drive in your hand and flick
your wrist hard several times to try to dislodge a possibly stuck voice
coil.
Alternatively you could flick the drive against something soft
On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 19:01, r.stricklin via cctalk
wrote:
> voice coil positioner.
Yikes, so that's an "open the lid" situation, bear? Any "how to" advise /
docs / anecdotes out there as I begin searching?
> On Feb 23, 2024, at 3:46 PM, Jacob Ritorto via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Would anyone here know enough about these disks to venture a guess at where
> to begin troubleshooting this?
voice coil positioner.
ok
bear.
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