RL02 Sanity Check

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org>
Date: Fri Oct 13 11:22:52 2000

>
> Hmm, okay. That means mine's broke then.
> I powered it up, pack in place, heads retracted.
>
> The fan comes on, the "READY" lite comes on,
> but it doesn't sound like it's spinning up.
> No "FAULT" lite.
>
> I pull the pack (heads still retracted), and
> turn it on whilst fooling the pack inserted/door closed
> switch. The spindle turns *very* slowly, and then
> stops.
>
> With the rear cover off, it looks like it does the same
> thing with the pack inserted, and cover closed.
>
> I haven't plugged this thing into a live host interface
> yet; I'm just trying to see if everything's okay first.
>
> I read somewhere that it gets it's spindle motor clock
> from the RLV12/11).
>
> Jeff
>
>

Sounds normal yet.
Try it with the RLV in a system and cabled to the drive.

Bill
Received on Fri Oct 13 2000 - 11:22:52 BST