You don't need to do that -- you're risking a big scrape on the drive surface, and consequent data destruction. Instead, just tap the center of the drive (over the spindle) as it first tries to power up. Start gently, but if the firmest fingertip tap you can muster doesn't do it, then switch to tapping one side (again, start gently). The object is to get it spinning again, NOT to initiate a head crash!<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)
With this routine, I've never had a stictioned drive fail to spin up.
I have one old (850mb!) HD still in use that was stictioned but good when I got it... the routine went thus:
[taptaptap]<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... rrrr [TAPTAPTAP]<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... RRRRRR [WHACK!]<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... and it fired right up and has worked fine ever since (about 4 years now). I don't trust it with real data, but it's perfectly okay for testing motherboards and suchlike.
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Re:sticky drives
Posted by: Reziac on February 09, 2005 12:58 AMWith this routine, I've never had a stictioned drive fail to spin up.
I have one old (850mb!) HD still in use that was stictioned but good when I got it... the routine went thus:
[taptaptap]<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... rrrr
[TAPTAPTAP]<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... RRRRRR
[WHACK!]<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... and it fired right up and has worked fine ever since (about 4 years now). I don't trust it with real data, but it's perfectly okay for testing motherboards and suchlike.
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