HP7937 (Eagle) discs was HP 9000/840S is alive (sorta) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

9 Jun 1999

On Wednesday, June 09, 1999 1:47 PM, Lee Courtney [SMTP:leec@slip.net] 
wrote:
...
  Hi Steve et al,

 I have several 7937 (HP internal codename Eagle) drives connected to an
 HP3000 with 2 still working, 1 dead, 1 limping along. My CE told me that
 these drives don't like to be turned off for 'extended' periods of time
 as the lubricant for the drive bearings tends to loose its
 effectiveness. His advice was to keep em turned on and spun up all the
 time - use it or lose it approach. 

I think mine were decomissioned about 18 months ago. Been running em for a 
couple of days and they seem to be getting quieter. The spindle bearings in 
one of them was screaming when I first turned it on but now it's getting 
better. Of course this doesn't cure the data errors.

I probably wouldn't try to get any more of that type unless they're local. 
Shipping would be pretty expensive on a drive that heavy. The shoebox one's 
weigh 25 or 30 pounds. They're a lot more reasonable to ship.

If nothing else, the cabinet will make a nice coffee table :-)

Regards,

Steve Robertson - &lt;steverob(a)hotoffice.com&gt;