On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 05:48:36PM +0100, Jon Glass wrote:
>
> on 1/4/03 9:52 PM, Chris Ruprecht at chris_at_ruprecht.org wrote:
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> > other is a 30 GB, both are IBM Travelstars. The 12 GB started making=20
> > the noise about 6 months after I bought it, I had it in my PowerBook=20
> > 1400cs. I took it out this morning and put the old 2 GB drive back -=20
> > it's ok for Newton Backups and listening to a radio station from back=20
> > home.
>
> The problem is that IBM Travelstars seem to be a bit notorious for making a
> whining noise. I can't remember if they also fail, but the noise is an issue
> with these drives. I would try to replace both as soon as you can. You will
> be safer that way...
*nod* especially the older ones... ~4-10 GB travelstars almost
"normally" make an occasional "niiiarrrowwwll" sound that runs through
cycle over the course of several seconds and then may repeat or it will
quiet down for a few minutes. It sets the teeth on edge but the drive
may last for years that way.
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