2 May
1998
2 May
'98
8:53 a.m.
I recently bought a Maxtor IDE along with other HDDs at a hamfest. When I
got it home, I noticed that it "clunked". No response when I hooked it up,
so, I took it apart...
The head had gouged its way through the entire thickness of the platter; the
remaining part of the platter was lying loose around the hub! It must have
made a horrible screeching sound for days (months?), but I guess no-one
noticed.
The head is ground away, of course, but the arm's still intact.
Anyone ever seen a worse failure?
manney(a)lrbcg.com