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=== Stiction and Sticky Rubber Bumpers === | === Stiction and Sticky Rubber Bumpers === | ||
[[File:Hard Drive Head Bumpers.png|thumb|HDD Head Rubber Bumpers]] | [[File:Hard Drive Head Bumpers.png|thumb|HDD Head Rubber Bumpers|325x325px]] | ||
A notorious issue with vintage '''Quantum and Conner drives''' is the degradation of '''rubber bump stops'''. Over time, these '''turn into a sticky, tar-like substance''', trapping the heads in place and preventing the drive from initializing. Symptoms include '''repeated clicking sounds or the drive spinning up but failing to seek'''. | A notorious issue with vintage '''Quantum and Conner drives''' is the degradation of '''rubber bump stops'''. Over time, these '''turn into a sticky, tar-like substance''', trapping the heads in place and preventing the drive from initializing. Symptoms include '''repeated clicking sounds or the drive spinning up but failing to seek'''. | ||