Re: Re: [SLUG] Hard Drive Repair

From: Frank Roberts - SOTL (sotl155360@earthlink.net)
Date: Tue Jul 16 2002 - 16:01:36 EDT


On Tuesday 16 July 2002 11:03, awyatt@fewt.com wrote:
> > As to freeze up. It starts, spends up, and then starts to read but
> > apparently the rear arm does not move because you keep hearing it click.
>
> If you hear it click, then it's moving. Sounds to me like the heads are
> slightly out of alignment. If you are brave, you can take the cover off the
> drive (Do it in a dust free area!) and adjust the head with an allen
> wrench. Eventually if you are careful enough, you will be able to read the
> disk to get your data off of it. You have to realize though that the allen
> wrench doesn't have to move to realign that head lol. What type of drive is
> it? Make/Model?
>
> -Andrew (Been there, done that)
>
> -Andrew

Than
Not sure yet. It is in a laptop.
Firs



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