At 23:39 +0000 on 11/02/03, Mike Evans wrote: >One thing that worked for me, in getting a stiction-ed drive to work again >(it was Quantum Empire 1080MB... had been left unused for 6 months), was to >put it in an external case, leave it on a radiator for a bit so that it was >well warmed up (makes the grease in the bearings less viscous?), then plug >it in, turn it on, and then give the case some smart raps and also shake it >about in the air, while it is trying to start up...
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