XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid   
      
   On 2024-09-25, Paul  wrote:   
      
   > I have a stiction drive here. It needed a tap on the side of the   
   > drive housing, to release the head and allow the spindle to spin.   
      
   I had one of those.  The housing was pretty solid, so I needed   
   to give it a whack with a screwdriver handle.   
      
   > You could say, this practice made me  nervous. Because   
   > if you hit it too hard, you could be doing long term damage.   
      
   I certainly would consider replacing such a drive, or at least   
   not storing anything on it that wasn't thoroughly backed up.   
      
   One day I visited my wife's office.  One of her cow orkers   
   has having trouble bringing up her Mac.  I recognized the   
   problem as stiction, popped the case open, and tapped the   
   cover of the hard drive with a fingertip.  The cow orker's   
   initial state of panic was quickly replaced by relief when   
   the drive spun up.  I strongly suggested she take a backup   
   and consider replacing the drive.  I don't know whether she   
   ever did - people rarely do...   
      
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