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Originally Posted by roy bates
maybe the heads are stuck.
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A drive with "stuck" heads won't spin at all, this may just be a difference in terminology though as the term normally refers to
stiction, I'm sure this is what prowler means and it simply doesn't happen with modern drives.
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Originally Posted by prowler
Why don't hard drives have transparent lids?
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Demonstration models used at trade shows do have transparent covers, they are usually made out of a special type of coated plastic that disperses static charges. The reason you can't buy them is because it adds to the manufacturing cost with no tangible benefits. Western Digital used to make the Raptor X but stopped when their customers finally realised that it was stupid idea that they wouldn't pay for.
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Originally Posted by prowler
Maybe they are, but then I can't imagine what might have caused it, unless the drive electronics failure - as well as interrupting the motor supply - also sent the heads slamming against the end stop in an attempt to park them and they are now stuck there.
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You really need to do some reading as your ideas about hard drives are straight out of the 1970's whereas the drive in question was manufactured no earlier than 2000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive_failure
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=84&pgno=0