Recovering Data from damaged RL packs

From: Wayne Cox <wcox_at_mis.usaeroteam.com>
Date: Sun Aug 16 10:55:25 1998

On Sun, 16 Aug 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
> That red marker means that the pack has been dropped or otherwise
> subjected to shock. It's possible that the platter is distorted enough to
> cause a headcrash. And it's quite possible (in fact _very_ likely) that
> the pack will be fine.

Yup, agreed. Those drives and packs were pretty rugged. The service
manual for my now-gone RK05s detailed disassembling the cartridge housing,
removing the platter, and manually cleaning it with isopropyl wipes! It
didn't work so well on the 20GB IDE drive I tried it on, though. Go
figure?! ;)

  -wayne
Received on Sun Aug 16 1998 - 10:55:25 BST