16 Feb
1998
16 Feb
'98
3:50 p.m.
At 05:39 PM 2/15/98 -0800, you wrote:
NO! no lube ever, the graphite stuff on that button is good enough.
But what makes squawking noise that button is worn to shape of the
little shiny spinning button, take the board off, and undo that
grounding strap, file the button until it's reasonably flat and
reinstall it.
I have done very often when I find a old drives like that.
>But, it squeaks. You know, like a water pump
on a car before it blows
If that's all that's wrong, try lubing the ground strap/ spindle juncture.
> does that mean I could just
>plug one of my old ST-225's or other ST-506 type drives intoa ProFile card?
Oh, you can. Still 5mb or 10mb. :)
Remember, all older MFM, ESDI and some early SCSI drives always need
annual or bi yearly LLF job.
Jason D.
Yes, As long as it has more cylinder and heads. You'll have to low level
format after you install it.
Joe
email: jpero(a)cgo.wave.ca
Pero, Jason D.