Date   : Thu, 19 Sep 1991 23:06:11 GMT
From   : ogicse!hsdndev!encore!m2c!wpi.WPI.EDU!ear@decwrl.dec.com (Mr. Neat-O [tm])
Subject: Re: Kaypro-10 Disc Stuck

In article <685223151@bronto.cs.duke.edu> jeh@duke.cs.duke.edu (Justin
Harlow) writes:
>I have a Kaypro-10 which was working fine when I stuck it in the closet
>about a year ago. When I had occasion to resuscitate it recently, I
>found to my dismay that the hard disc would not spin up. It makes a
>couple of muffled "clunk" sounds when I power it up, but that's it.

That's probably just the head seeking to track 0.

>Anyway, does anyone out here know of a way to jumpstart the disc short
>of physical destruction? 

Try taking the hard disk unit out of the computer so that you can move it
freely in space.  Being careful not to drop it or throw it across the room
accidentally, try jerking the platters loose by quickly twisting it back and
forth about the axis of rotation of the platters.  I have actually done this
once with an old Seagate full-height HD and it worked without losing any info.
However, I make no guarantees...

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