by dontworrybehappy » Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:25 am
Yea, it can happen. If the read-write head fails to find the disk it can actually go all the way up and strike the spinning disk trying to find it. This happens if the beam is weak or burnt out. Weird things happen, man.
For anyone reading this, don't buy those disks that clean the beam head. OMG those are like sandpaper. All you need to do is pop the top off if you can and take a rubber swab with isopropyl alcohol on it and dab it a couple of times. That's it.
If you can't get to the beam, like if it's in a car, don't sweat it.
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