Paul on 19 Aug 2004 18:02:02 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Fixing bad hard drive


Michael D. Barlow wrote:

I was always under the impression that this is not a controller problem, but a problem with that little stepping motor that controls the arm...

Actually, yeah, that might be true. I re-read the description more carefully and noticed that the drive is being detected by the BIOS. It just can't do much.

Maybe trying the manufacturer's test utilities would reveal something.
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