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In article <H.eg.8xoBXXa8KAU@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>, mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget) writes:
>Hi!
>
>I think I might be having a problem with my hard drive.  It used to only
>happen when it was cold in the room where the hard drive is, but now
>it seems to happen every time I turn the drive on.
>
>The problem itself is this;  after a few minutes of operating normally,
>it suddenly gets louder and sounds like it is working harder/going
>into Warp.  It usually stops (then again sometimes it doesn't) if I tilt
>the front of the hard drive up.
>
>The hard drive is an Atari MegaFile 30, by the way.
>
>Do I need to clean the inside of the drive, or is it something else?
>Should I worry about this?  The difference in sound is very noticeable
>(and there is a slight hissing as well).
>

Well I can't say specifically what is wrong but having talk to service techs 
about Atari drives I recall that the MegaFile 30 was not a very reliable drive 
and invariably died in about a year. He recommended to stay away from this 
drive and get a MegaFile 20 or 60 as they had much more reliable workings (I've 
had my 20 for many years). I realise that this doesn't help you much. I would 
suggest backing it up immediatly and having it looked at.

Bob