On 7 Jun 99 at 3:48, Mike Ford wrote:
> >This may sound a bit extreme, but if it's your last shot at saving a
> >laptop HD, try this method.
> >
> >1. Find a flat, level surface.
> >2. Pick up the laptop (or just the drive)about 6 feet above the surface.
> >3. Drop it.
>
> This is called "E and R, elevate and release", but I wouldn't do it more
> than about 6 inches high.
>
This was an accepted repair trick with the Atari STs when they stopped
functioning. Any chips not seated properly were driven home. I've done it
and it works but I was always a little tentative when doing it, usually at
about 3 inches. 6" was the recommended height, certainly not 6 feet.
ciao larry
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Received on Mon Jun 07 1999 - 11:06:24 BST