Mine had the same problem. Many years of no use meant the bearings were stiff. You applied power and quickly gave the spindle a little twist before the motor drivers burned out. I left my drive sitting for a few hours to work the grease around the bearings again and it hasn't had issues starting up since.

While you have an earlier revision drive and I have no idea how its startup differs, here's what you should be expecting out of a Widget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_tuvrEtdfU

Also, I would put a piece of electrical tape over the quartz window on that EPROM. All you need is a good shot of direct sunlight or a camera flash to scramble a bit or two.