8 Jun
2012
8 Jun
'12
11:47 a.m.
I asked this in the past. You attempt to format a disk, and it grinds. Why?
8 Jun
8 Jun
12:27 p.m.
On 8 Jun 2012 at 8:47, Chris Tofu wrote:
I asked this in the past. You attempt to format a
disk, and it grinds.
Why?
99 44/100 out of 100 times, it's dirty/fouled heads (if you're
certain the disk is okay--formats on a different drive).
Some nasty shedding media will deposit crud on on the heads that
can't easily be removed with isopropanol. I've used
perchloroethylene in those cases.
--Chuck
5:25 p.m.
On Fri, 8 Jun 2012, Chris Tofu wrote:
I asked this in the past. You attempt to format a
disk, and it grinds. Why?
I've had them squuek, screech, squeal, chatter, seek incessantly, but
never GRIND. 'course, thinking back to auto repair, sometimes people
have a strange idea of what "grind" sounds like.
excessive seeking is due to read errors, and retries
Are the heads filthy?
is the disk able to turn freely? With a couple of fingers through the
center hole, you should be able to turn the disk in its jacket. Go to the
edge of a table, and with the disk perpendicular to the edge, rub it HARD,
so that it is slightly deforming the jacket; that will loosen it up a bit.
8:30 p.m.
On 8 Jun 2012 at 14:25, Fred Cisin wrote:
I've had them squuek, screech, squeal, chatter,
seek incessantly, but
never GRIND. 'course, thinking back to auto repair, sometimes
people have a strange idea of what "grind" sounds like.
When you take your PC to the beach, keep it out of the sand to keep
it from grinding.
--Chuck
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