RE: Slightly OT - need to replace IDE Controller on FujiMPG3409AH

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmmmm ... I have quite a lot of Fujitsu drives at home (all cribbed from
work when they upgraded machines) and they're reliable as anything...

...now, mention IBM drives and you'll get a different response from me!
:-D

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon JC Pearce [mailto:gordon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 February 2004 12:05
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Slightly OT - need to replace IDE
> Controller on FujiMPG3409AH
>
>
> On Tue, 2004-02-17 at 11:27, Darren Thrower wrote:
> > I have a customer with a faulty hard drive - it's a Fujitsu
> MPG3409AH
> > 40Gb 7200rpm IDE drive and it won't spin up.
> >
>
> ... and this is why we *never ever* use Fujitsu drives, isn't it?
>
> > Does anyone have one of these drives? Are you local to
> Dunstable/Luton
> > Are you willing to help me get the data off this drive onto
> a new one?
> >
>
> Swapping boards with an identical drive *will* work - but you
> could try sticking the drive, wrapped in a plastic bag, into
> the top of the fridge for an hour or so.  It worked for mine.
>
> Gordon.
>
>
>
>
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