IBM Deskstar dead (no spinning) What should my plan be?

[J. Clarke]

Pardon? You've tried this, I take it?

If not, do so.

The entire top cover was compacted sufficiently to crush the platters.
Remember I am talking about a laptop drive which has a delicate top
cover. But you probably aren't aware of that.

Would you like me to repeat the process and take some photographs to
email you? Or would that be wizardry with imagery?

The expansion is not "a small amount". It's 9 percent, which is quite a
lot.

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

Be interesting to know what the guy did to it--I'd lay good odds that it was
broken by something other than impact damage.

Yeah, mindcontrol, obviously.

 

[Rod Speed]

Pardon? You've tried this, I take it?

If not, do so.

The entire top cover was compacted sufficiently to crush the platters.

Completely off with the fairys cloud cuckooland, as always.

Remember I am talking about a laptop drive which has a
delicate top cover. But you probably aren't aware of that.

Pathetic, really.

Would you like me to repeat the process and take some photographs
to email you? Or would that be wizardry with imagery?

Just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, actually.

 

[Rod Speed]

The expansion is not "a small amount". It's 9 percent, which is quite a
lot.

Not in the situation where the hard drive is in the water.

Nothing like enough to 'crush the entire drive to the point that the platters
smashed'

He's completely off with the fairys, as always.

 

[Mike Tomlinson]

Pardon? You've tried this, I take it?

I wouldn't bother engaging in a battle of wits with Woddles, since you'd
be fighting an unarmed man.

 

[Odie Ferrous]

Completely off with the fairys cloud cuckooland, as always.


Pathetic, really.


Just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, actually.

My offer to take photographs of this still stands.

Do you want me to email you the results?

Or are you still going to refute this?

I'm offering you proof here, yet you still refuse to believe it or even
consider it.

Tell me, Rod - is the earth really flat?


Odie

 

[chrisv]

I wouldn't bother engaging in a battle of wits with Woddles, since you'd
be fighting an unarmed man.

Well, he is entirely incapable of admitting when he was wrong, you
know...

 

[Odie Ferrous]

Well, he is entirely incapable of admitting when he was wrong, you
know...

What, Rod, wrong?

Perish the thought. Never in a million years.


Odie

 

[Rod Speed]

Rod Speed wrote:

My offer to take photographs of this still stands.

Doesnt prove a damned thing about how it got that way, stupid.

Do you want me to email you the results?

See above.

Or are you still going to refute this?

See above.

I'm offering you proof here,

Like hell you are. The only proof would be to actually
try it and see if you get the same result, stupid.

yet you still refuse to believe it

See above.

or even consider it.

Obvious lie.

Tell me, Rod - is the earth really flat?

Pathetic, really.

 

[Odie Ferrous]

< snip warbling >

The usual nonsense.

Better see your doc about going back on those meds, Rod.

You clearly have issues inside that space above your shoulders.

Probably only two issues, though - you can only have one issue per brain
cell.

Odie

 

[Rod Speed]

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Odie Ferrous <[email protected]> desperately
attempted to bullshit its way out of its predicament in message
and fooled absolutely no one at all. As always.

 

[Odie Ferrous]

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Odie Ferrous <[email protected]> desperately
attempted to bullshit its way out of its predicament in message
and fooled absolutely no one at all. As always.

Watch the blood pressure, Rod.

Odie

 

[Rod Speed]

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Odie Ferrous <[email protected]> desperately
attempted to bullshit its way out of its predicament in message
and fooled absolutely no one at all. As always.

 

[Odie Ferrous]

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Odie Ferrous <[email protected]> desperately
attempted to bullshit its way out of its predicament in message
and fooled absolutely no one at all. As always.

Rod, that blood pressure. Honestly, it's a killer.

Do you think you should perhaps ask for a doctor to section you?

After all, your health is important. (To you, at least.)

Do it now. Before it's too late.

And, Rod - get back on those meds. You really do need them, you know.


Odie

 

[Rod Speed]

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Odie Ferrous <[email protected]> desperately
attempted to bullshit its way out of its predicament in message
and fooled absolutely no one at all. As always.

 

[Nick]

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Odie Ferrous <[email protected]> desperately
attempted to bullshit its way out of its predicament in message
and fooled absolutely no one at all. As always.

Don't you have a life ? Is your only goal spamming newsgroups ?

 

[Rod Speed]

Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote

Don't you have a life ?

Fraid I do, child.

Is your only goal spamming newsgroups ?

You clearly wouldnt know what spam
was if it bit you on your lard arse, child.

 

[Eric Gisin]

Someone please hit the reset switch on Rod Bot, he's loopy again.

 

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