Documenting how old computers were used

From: Sipke de Wal <sipke_at_wxs.nl>
Date: Wed May 31 12:04:07 2000

Check www.grc.com for
Trouble in paradise

He states that there is no single cause for the click of death because
various kinds of damage will lead to the click. The drive will
start to click on a seek track zero which it cannot find.

This can be caused by things like damaged cartridges and harsh handling or
plain wear.

He also has a utility to assess if your drive is going down
the road to death

Sipke de Wal

----- Original Message -----
From: Gareth Knight <gaz_k_at_lineone.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: Documenting how old computers were used


> Zane H. Healy
> > If anyone wants to know what I'm talking about research the 'Click of
> Death'.
>
> Anyone read the latest on the click of death? After a year (or two) of
> admitting there is a fault, Iomega telephone support are blaming the
> problem on non-standard hardware (anything that is not WinDOS or Mac). It is
> this type of ignorance that really irritates me...
>
> BTW, the link is on ANN, http:///www.ann.lu.
> --
> Gareth Knight
> Amiga Interactive Guide
> http://amiga.emugaming.com
>
Received on Wed May 31 2000 - 12:04:07 BST

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