On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:43:27 -0700, ken put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Removed a working WD 60GB HD last year with very little use and when
recently tried to use there is No Sound from the motor starting.

Am guessing it is the contacts or pin connections. Have had it happen
before where the HD did not start and wiggled the plug and
everything was OK.

Appreciate any tips or suggestions!

Thanks

Ken

Stiction? If so, then hit the metal casing with the handle of a
screwdriver.

See http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/stiction.html

(n.) Short for static friction, a condition in which a hard disk
drive's read/write heads become stuck to the disk’s platters with
enough strength to keep the platters from spinning, resulting in hard
drive failure. When a computer is turned off, its hard drive's
read/write heads park on the platter's landing zones. Under normal
circumstances, the heads will lift off the platter when the computer's
hard drive is activated and the platters rotate. Stiction typically
occurs when a computer has been turned off for long periods of time.

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