RE:disk drive help

Donald,

Thanks for the offer...
The disk I am having problems with is a Maxtor 10 gig model. Model #90845D4
16383 cylinders, 16 heads 63 sectors. It looks like the PCB # is 301193100.
This is the number silk-screened on the PCB.

The drive just clicks like it is loading and unloading the heads. No
screeches or scratching noise. I also tried to run a utility from Maxtor and
it did not sound like the heads were seeking...so I assume they were not
being driven properly, therefore the suspected PCB being the problem.
Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-carbon@spitbite.org
> [mailto:owner-carbon@spitbite.org] On Behalf Of Donald Qualls
> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 10:49 AM
> To: carbon@spitbite.org
> Subject: Re: [carbon] Books / scanning
>
>
> Ken Watson wrote:
>
> > Richard,
> >
> > I am a wet plate photographer who has several books of that period
> > that I DID HAVE SCANNED until the drive died.
> >
> > I still have some books that I photocopied before scanning
> so I could
> > re-do them for a site that will be backed up.
> >
> > I also am the person who has the carbon manual OCR'd and on
> line for
> > download at the moment. I would whole heartedly support
> your effort
> > to get this material on line and available for the world to see.
> >
> > I am hoping to run across another drive of the same model number so
> > that I may recover them. I believe the electronics died on
> that drive
> > vs the hardware inside the drive.
> >
> > If you want to contact me directly: watsok@frii.com
> >
>
> If you could post the make and model of the drive (and the
> rev. # on the
> PCB on the drive, just in case), it's very possible someone
> here would
> have another drive of the same model -- if an older model,
> possibly for
> cost of shipping or even shipped gratis.
>
> Another option to check is whether any local HDD repair
> facilities could
> sell you the electronics board from a matching drive; capsule
> failures
> and head crashes are much more common than electronics failures, IME.
> Those facilities can also quote you on recovering the data
> from such a
> failed drive, though you probably won't like the quote you get.
>
> You might also check with computer recyclers in your area,
> who would be
> likely to have working take-out drives from recycled computers.
>
> --
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> to use whatever current equipment and technology furthers his
> creative objectives, without sacrificing the ability to make
> his own decisions.
> --
> Ansel Adams
>
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