[Ham-Computers] From K3ASI

Tue, 08 Apr 2003 03:19:11 -0400

Hi         This is where a little knowledge can be dangerous (me). I 
have taken any new harddrive and run test on the new drive until the 
drive is hot (operating temperature). I then fdisk and format the drive. 
The only reason for this is to get the drive fully expanded due to heat. 
I do believe that there is a temperature correction routine in the 
firmware/harware of the dirve and only heard about drive calibration 
from a site that covered why early CD writters failed to fully write a disk.

Others on this list may add more information.. I have yet to have a hard 
drive pack in.

Jim Brampton VE3 JIW

k3asi wrote:

> My WD 40 gig  hard drive started making a clicking noise and some 
> times it boots and other times it says the HD can't be found. I took 
> out the HD and had it laying upside down looking at it and it seems to 
> be working again as long as I keep it in this position. I bought this 
> drive six months ago. This is the second drive that has given me the 
> same problems, what am I doing wrong?
> Running Win98, FAT 32, partitioned for drive C:/ only, 550 mhz computer.
> Thanks, Dave, K3ASI
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