On Aug 26, 10:30 am, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > platnicat wrote: > > How do you fix a stuck spindle? I have a MacPortablewith what I > > think is a stuck spindle. While it rotates freely by hand, the motor > > can't move it. > > > On Aug 25, 2:04 pm, "D. Finnigan" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:59:22 -0700 (PDT), Duggie <[email protected]> > > >> As for your hard drive, > >> do you hear it spinning? It could be that the spindle is stuck. > > Then the spindle isn't stuck, the motor is dead or nearly so.
On drives that old, it is sometimes possible to give them a hand spin to start them up when the motor is nearly, but not quite, gone, with the motor then having the power to handle the moving drive. I think that this will require partial disassembly, though . . . hawk --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
