Subj : Grrrrr...
To   : Digital Man
From : Belly
Date : Fri Apr 15 2005 07:37 pm

  Re: Grrrrr...
  By: Digital Man to Belly on Fri Apr 15 2005 02:28 am

 > I have a dead DiamondMax Plus 9 (80GB) sitting right here. It (and the PC po
 > supply) died when I touched the computer case and discharged static
 > electricity. With a "pop" the computer turned off and wouldn't turn back on.
 > Replacing the power supply allowed it to boot again, but the Maxtor was dead
 > Funny enough, the primary hard disk in the system (a Quantum Fireball) was j
 > fine. <shrug>

If you can find another Maxtor with a PC board that will physically fit on the
drive, chances are that you can fire it up and have it work. The firmware is
stored in the service track of the drive, so many boards are interchangable
between models.

How do I know this?  I experiment a lot :)

     o
    (O) 
   BeLLy


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