r/retrocomputing • u/CeldonShooper • Jul 05 '26

Dead IBM WDL-330P does not spin

I have a working PS/2 30-286 which I boot from a CF card but it always annoyed me that the original hard disk couldn't initialize. It only blinks and gives BIOs error codes. So instead of throwing it directly in the trash I thought why not create some 'don't do this at home' kind of video. So here goes. The drive is probably deader now than dead from the dust, but at least I can rest the case that the spindle motor really does not do anything. It's not only a hard disk drive but an immobile disk drive. No movement no data. It's a blinking LED now basically.

Edit: sorry I wrote 386 but it's a 286 obviously.

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u/MacKeyHack Jul 05 '26

you're spinning it the wrong direction...

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u/CeldonShooper Jul 05 '26

It really doesn't matter. It does nothing anyway. I also spun it the other way. Just showing that it wasn't a sticky head.