Hard Drive fault fixing. - Page 2

demoniac · 01 February 2006, 22:35

If this hard drive is for WHDLoad installs, then most likely it's an older model used for the Amiga. Most drives have MTBF (mean time between failure) of 3-5 years, so even being dust free things break down. I doubt any important data would want to be left on a faulty drive even after repair.

Galahad/FLT · 17 February 2006, 19:48

Right, this is really bugging me now.

A recap of the problem before:

Before I started a repair of the drive it would spin up albeit struggling to get to full speed, after about ten seconds it would stop spinning. After about another ten seconds, the drive would then spin up again.

So, I bought another Conner CFS hard drive that is EXACTLY the same as mine and exchanged the platter from mine into this other drive.

EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM!!! I've changed over the circuit board, the motor is changed, the heads are changed, yet this bloody drive still powers down after ten seconds, waits and then powers back up again.

I've got an Analogic Super Duper Power supply plus three spare standard A12oo power supplies so I'm sure its not a lack of power issue, plus none of my other hard drives are moaning.

What else can I do?

BippyM · 17 February 2006, 19:59

Have you tried it in a different amiga/pc?

agent_jdh · 17 February 2006, 19:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Right, this is really bugging me now.

A recap of the problem before:

Before I started a repair of the drive it would spin up albeit struggling to get to full speed, after about ten seconds it would stop spinning. After about another ten seconds, the drive would then spin up again.

So, I bought another Conner CFS hard drive that is EXACTLY the same as mine and exchanged the platter from mine into this other drive.

EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM!!! I've changed over the circuit board, the motor is changed, the heads are changed, yet this bloody drive still powers down after ten seconds, waits and then powers back up again.

I've got an Analogic Super Duper Power supply plus three spare standard A12oo power supplies so I'm sure its not a lack of power issue, plus none of my other hard drives are moaning.

What else can I do?

Try the drive in another A1200 or try another drive in your own A1200. Maybe there's a loose connector on your IDE interface (or some other IDE fault) that's causing the drive to go offline. Maybe the power lines of the interface. Try a different cable. Just eliminate the various components involved - sounds like the PSU is probably ruled out as the cause. Just a shame you opened up your drive before eliminating a.n. other component as the root of the problem. That really was a last resort scenario.

demoniac · 17 February 2006, 20:02

Maybe you can try swapping the IDE cable with a working drive to eliminate that possibility.

Galahad/FLT · 17 February 2006, 20:03

Drive platter didn't get dirty, and the IDE cable works with other hard drives perfectly.

Galahad/FLT · 17 February 2006, 20:04

going to try and stick it in the PC now.

Galahad/FLT · 17 February 2006, 20:07

Forgot to mention I tried it without the data cable, just the power cable and it still did the same thing.

Galahad/FLT · 18 February 2006, 01:28

Tried it in the PC, same problem.

amethyst · 18 February 2006, 02:07

Can spinrite recover amiga drives or is it pc only? Worth a try if it does

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01 February 2006, 22:35	#21
demoniac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: - Posts: 1,696	If this hard drive is for WHDLoad installs, then most likely it's an older model used for the Amiga. Most drives have MTBF (mean time between failure) of 3-5 years, so even being dust free things break down. I doubt any important data would want to be left on a faulty drive even after repair.

17 February 2006, 19:48	#22
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,994	Right, this is really bugging me now. A recap of the problem before: Before I started a repair of the drive it would spin up albeit struggling to get to full speed, after about ten seconds it would stop spinning. After about another ten seconds, the drive would then spin up again. So, I bought another Conner CFS hard drive that is EXACTLY the same as mine and exchanged the platter from mine into this other drive. EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM!!! I've changed over the circuit board, the motor is changed, the heads are changed, yet this bloody drive still powers down after ten seconds, waits and then powers back up again. I've got an Analogic Super Duper Power supply plus three spare standard A12oo power supplies so I'm sure its not a lack of power issue, plus none of my other hard drives are moaning. What else can I do?

17 February 2006, 19:59	#23
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Have you tried it in a different amiga/pc?

17 February 2006, 20:02	#25
demoniac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: - Posts: 1,696	Maybe you can try swapping the IDE cable with a working drive to eliminate that possibility.

17 February 2006, 20:03	#26
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,994	Drive platter didn't get dirty, and the IDE cable works with other hard drives perfectly.

17 February 2006, 20:04	#27
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,994	going to try and stick it in the PC now.

17 February 2006, 20:07	#28
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,994	Forgot to mention I tried it without the data cable, just the power cable and it still did the same thing.

18 February 2006, 01:28	#29
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,994	Tried it in the PC, same problem.

18 February 2006, 02:07	#30
amethyst Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: England Posts: 38	Can spinrite recover amiga drives or is it pc only? Worth a try if it does

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