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- From: HK.MLR@forsythe.stanford.edu (Mark Rogowsky)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: New APS Quantum 240 disk goes into seek mode
- Date: 23 Jan 1993 17:41:21 -0800
- Organization: Stanford University
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- In article <1993Jan23.111641.18714@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com>,
- j_macgown@csc32.enet.dec.com writes:
- > I have a new APS Quantum LPS240 external disk that every 30-60 seconds goes
- >into seek mode for about 2-3 seconds. It does this even when the disk isn't plug
- >into the Mac. If I just have the power applied to the drive and at least one scsi
- >cable or terminator connected it does this.
- >
- > I called APS and the first guy I got said that it wasn't normal and had me
- >check some jumpers on the drive. The second guy I called said that it was normal
- >for the disk to do this when it is idle to fix a 'sticktion' problem. When it
- >does
- >this the drive access light doesn't come on.
- >
- > Is this realy normal???
- Yup, it's really normal. I dunno about the sticktion fear but
- Quantum does have a history of stick drives. I'll seen the
- phenomenon on internal Mac Quantums, external Mac Quantums and
- internal Dell Quantums, all, I believe, in the LPS series.
-
- Mark Rogowsky
-