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Date:	Tue, 4 Mar 2003 12:08:40 PST8
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Hard Drive Misc.

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J. R. Fox wrote:
>
> > And if I *do* have a stiction problem,
> > Steve Carter told me how to fix it.
>
> Hopefully, that solution is closer to a hair
> dryer than the hammer (which you
> mentioned over lunch). Care to enlighten ?

The hammer. But Steve Carter told me to bang on the sides, never the
top. Banging on the sides will exert the proper lateral force to
release the head from the platter. Banging on the top is a bad idea,
unless you're just plain frustrated and want to take it out on something
smaller than you. :))

- Peter

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