--- Michael Lee <mikelee at tdh.com> wrote:
  I just received an old-ish (1990) Toshiba T1000LE
 laptop and it wouldn't
 boot, so I took a look at the hard drive and there
 seems to be some type
 of goo oozing out of it.  It's a Conner hard drive,
 nothing too abnormal.
 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? 
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I also have this problem with a Mac Portable also from about 1990.
Can't offhand remember the drive model but it's the gasket.
I mop it up from time to time. It's still working.
Doug