29 Nov
2007
29 Nov
'07
10:49 a.m.
On 29 Nov 2007 at 9:31, Michael Lee wrote:
I didn't think a hard drive contained anything
that could ooze out. Any
idea what it could be and does that mean the drive is pretty much
toast? Let the magic goo out?
A lot of small hard drives use a ferrofluid seal on the motor shaft.
When it works, it's great--forms an impervious low-friction seal.
I wonder if that's what your "goo" is.
Cheers,
Chuck
'Conner--we put the "goo" in "google"'