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To: j g cordes who wrote (6750)	3/15/1999 11:16:00 AM
From: Spots	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

>>need to find a data recovery house Suit yourself; however, I have successfully recovered data by letting the bad drive sit for a couple of days. Doesn't always work, of course.

To: j g cordes who wrote (6750)	3/15/1999 10:10:00 PM
From: jlib	Respond to of 14778

Re: Hard Drive problem. It wasn't clear if the failure happened upon initial startup or if it failed while running. If the former, try this: Certain hard drives used to be plagued by a problem called stiction (a seizing up when cold). I haven't witnessed this problem in maybe 5 years now but since you are in the court of last resort might as well try it. You take the drive out an and hold it like a Frisbee and flick your wrist and arm like you were going to heave it but don't let go. Reverse it and do it in the other direction. If it is stiction, this always works. Secondly, if you have an identical hard drive remove the circuit board and swap it with the failed drive. This once worked for me. Not likely the problem here, though, if you are hearing sounds. Other than that I wish you well. Best, Jimmy Liberato