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> whacking the C: drive with a screwdriver handle, and punched the power. Disk heads have been "sticking" like that forever[1], I guess. And it's a good bit th
by gopalv 7y ago
> whacking the C: drive with a screwdriver handle, and punched the power.
Disk heads have been "sticking" like that forever[1], I guess. And it's a good bit that it will stick back down soon and plow right into a set of cylinders.
And the internals of disks have gotten more finicky (helium filled), faster spinning aerodynamically lifted heads etc.
[1] - http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20010326 http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20010326
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