> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:47:22 -0400
> From: RWM <RWM@RWMann.com>
> >Do run the hard drive firmware updater. One problem the release note
> >said was fixed was a lubrication "migration" issue.
> >
> >The head motion algorithm pushed grease out of the bearing, leaving it
> >too dry to operate well. I imagine it would eventually lead to a head
> >actuator sticking, then seizing.
> So, the firmware update includes a lithium grease injector and a clean
> shop towel?
Well that would be silly. All I *know* is that the release note states
that the new algorithm does changes the way the head moves to mitigate the
problem. I could guess on how that's done... but I'm no (IANA) mechanical
engineer so I won't.
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