Hard drive lubrication? — #13

Post #13 by James1095

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Troubleshooting
Post Date	Sat, 8 Dec 2012 - 01:40
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/hard-drive-lubrication.26716/

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I did that with my drive when I was trying to fix it, and eventually it made a funny smell, and then the heads stopped moving properly. Now, every time I switch it on, it goes "click chick, click chick, click chick" about five times, and then stops. Why??? That's not air currents, is it?

I wouldn't think so, maybe it's a coincidence? Could also be static damage I suppose, if you managed to fry the head amplifier chip it would be unable to locate the servo track and just click.