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  • Subject: Re: Running AS/400 with cover off and care of Drives
  • From: Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 09:47:06 -0500
  • Organization: Dilgard Frozen Foods

Douglas Handy wrote:

> Even simpler to try first:  physically tap on the drive as it is being
> powered up (which on the 400 is not immediately after hitting the load
> button).   I have successfully used this in the past to coerce a drive
> to start spinning -- and then it seems to be fine until cooled off
> again.

ROTFL!  I assume this is documented in the IBM manuals as the preferred
procedure? <g>

-- 
-Jeff
The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily 
the opinion of my company.  Unless I say so.
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