Re: IIsi hard drive problems... and re "kicking myself"

2004-03-12 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Jim Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - pop the top cover off the computer. As I recall > there are two tabs at > the rear edge of the top cover which you simply pull > up on and the lid with unhook and lift off If nobody has been inside it or if someone has and put *everything* back, ther

Re: IIsi hard drive problems... and re "kicking myself"

2004-03-12 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Gai Early <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > floppies. Have been told that it's the grease in the > little hard drive > motor which thickens if not in use. Any suggestions? > I have a few short > stories on the hard drive... Take the drive out, hold it flat and twist it back and forth quickly a f

Re: IIsi hard drive problems... and re "kicking myself"

2004-03-12 Thread Alex
How about just putting the computer on it's side for half a day? -Alex On 12-Mar-04, at 10:01 PM, Gai Early wrote: Next time I turned it on the hard drive wouldn't spin up. It will happily load from floppies. Have been told that it's the grease in the little hard drive motor which thicken

Re: IIsi hard drive problems... and re "kicking myself"

2004-03-12 Thread Jim Foster
On 12-Mar-04, at 10:01 PM, Gai Early wrote: Next time I turned it on the hard drive wouldn't spin up. It will happily load from floppies. Have been told that it's the grease in the little hard drive motor which thickens if not in use. Any suggestions? Hi: Suggestion: - ensure that you have dis

IIsi hard drive problems... and re "kicking myself"

2004-03-12 Thread Gai Early
Hello I've just joined the list, nice to know some of the older Macs are still going strong! I have a IIsi which has a non-responsive hard drive... I had to buy a PC (ouch) because my workplace was using them and I was doing work at home as well and I needed internet access... Turned the IIsi o