Re: [OT] Bad Hard Drive?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 53104
interpreted = N
texte = Donovan wrote: > Hello, Does this sound like a Hard Drive going bad to anyone? > (I'm used to the grinding sound but not this) > That doesn't sound like the HD to me. The if the drive controller is going and the head is being aligned (by hitting it against the stops!), it should be a more dull thud, and it should be in clusters. Like "thunk, thunk, thunk, ....pause..., thunk, thunk, thunk" rather than the sound you are hearing. I think it is the fan, because of the "bell" sound as well as the fluttering. If that notebook has a removable HD, take it out (but backup everything first, just in case) and turn the machine on; if it still makes the noise, it's not the HD! HTH John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Donovan wrote: > Hello, Does this sound like a Hard Drive going bad to anyone? > (I'm used to the grinding sound but not this) > That doesn't sound like the HD to me. The if the drive controller is going and the head is being aligned (by hitting it against the stops!), it should be a more dull thud, and it should be in clusters. Like "thunk, thunk, thunk, ....pause..., thunk, thunk, thunk" rather than the sound you are hearing. I think it is the fan, because of the "bell" sound as well as the fluttering. If that notebook has a removable HD, take it out (but backup everything first, just in case) and turn the machine on; if it still makes the noise, it's not the HD! HTH John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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