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Huh this is really good to know, I have a drive where the head seems to "stick" to the drive (or something)... I wonder if that's a potential common solution,
by amatecha 3y ago
Huh this is really good to know, I have a drive where the head seems to "stick" to the drive (or something)... I wonder if that's a potential common solution, just jostle it around and/or lubricate it to free it up a bit??
- userbinator 3y agoIt's called stiction. On old stepper-motor-based drives this would commonly happen if the heads weren't parked before powering off. I don't recommend directly manipulating the actuator as you can literally shear the heads off the actuator arm with too much force, but a bit of oblique shock to the side of the drive will usually unstick them with less risk of damage.