Re: drive won't spin

From: TCS (The-Central-Scrutinizer_at_p.o.b.o.x.com)
Date: 11/13/03


Date: 12 Nov 2003 23:02:18 GMT

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:30:11 GMT, /dev/null <dev.null@BeginThread.com> wrote:
> I've got two drives (WD800) that don't spin when power is applied to them.
> I think the power line going into them got shorted and they haven't worked
> since (even on other power lines that do work on other drives).
>
buy identical drives; swap the drive controller boards.

> Any way to reparse them easily?
huh? 'man lex'



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