Used laptop stampede

[Ram Meenakshisundaram]

and a woman urinated on herself so that she wouldn't give up her spot!!!


Ram

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Eros [mailto:tony.eros at machm.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 4:46 PM
> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
> Subject: Used laptop stampede
> 
> 
> Apparently, the iBook sale in Virginia turned out to be a 
> real Donnybrook. Folks lined up at 1:30 am, and there was a 
> stampede when the doors finally opened.
> 
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8973616/
> 
> -- Tony
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org 
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
> On Behalf Of Dwight K. Elvey
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:15 PM
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: drive repair tips?
> 
> >From: "Sridhar Ayengar" <ploopster at gmail.com>
> >
> >der Mouse wrote:
> >> I have a disk drive - a (relatively) modern sealed unit - which 
> >> appears to have mechanical trouble.  The noise it makes 
> spinning up 
> >> says to my ear "bearing friction".
> >> 
> >> I'm considering taking it apart and lubing the bearing.  
> Of course, 
> >> this would at best be a temporary fix, since it is on its 
> way out at 
> >> this point; this is more to gain experience on a throwaway device 
> >> than to actually recover the drive.  (All the bits from it 
> are safe; 
> >> live mirroring is great for that.)
> >> 
> >> Any tips from the collective wisdom?  Obviously, I want to 
> do this in 
> >> as close to a cleanroom as I can reasonably find, and have the 
> >> platter assembly open as short a time as I can.  But I don't, for 
> >> example, have any idea what would be a suitable lubricant to use - 
> >> assuming the bearing isn't a totally sealed assembly itself....
> >> 
> >> ObOTness thread: the disk itself may be formally on-topic; it's 
> >> certainly close to - it is stamped "MAR 31 1996".
> >
> >I've done it before, but I find it's not usually worth it, unless you
> >can't access data on the drive, and you really need that 
> data.  I'd say 
> >if that drive is still working, find an identical drive and 
> dd the data 
> >over.
> >
> >The drive is nowhere near as valuable as the data, at least 
> for newish
> >drives.
> >
> >Peace...  Sridhar
> >
> 
> Hi
>  It sounds like a fun project. Don't expect to get good 
> results but consider it as an experiment in how to analyze a 
> drive failure. One problem you may find is that in order to 
> get to the bearing, you'll need to unmount the disk platters. 
> It will be almost impossible to get these mounted in the same 
> concentric location as they came out from. Also, note that 
> rotating the disk surface, even a little backwards while the 
> heads are in contact will most likely destroy the surface.  
> One last thing is that you may need to make some special 
> spanners to undo some of the fasteners.  You can make a clean 
> work area by getting some plastic sheeting, a small blower 
> and a HEPA filter from a vacuum cleaner. Wipe the inside and 
> the outside of the plastic sheet with a 10:1 diluted mixture 
> of liquid dish soap and water. Let this dry. This stops most 
> all of the static that would hold or transfer dust on the 
> plastic sheet. Try to get some clear plastic so you can see 
> but a small piece of glass should work.  The bearing will be 
> sealed but if you can access it from the motor side, you can 
> get some lubricant by lifting the seal. Remember, you can't 
> rotate the disk while the heads are on the surface. You'll 
> need to make a comb like tool to lift them off while banging 
> and digging on things.  Hope this doesn't scare you. I do 
> wish to hear what results you have. Also any observations you 
> have while disassembling. The brand and type of drive are 
> also of interest here. Dwight
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