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Article #28320Re: Whine from HD
From: schuster
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1987 21:19
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1987 21:19
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In article <19@lzaz.ATT.COM> bds@lzaz.ATT.COM (BRUCE SZABLAK) writes:
>Lately my Atari harddisk has begun to make a whining noise. Is this an
>indication of an impending problem? Is there something I should do?
>Thanks in advance! - Bruce
This may or may not be trouble. Whines can arise from a bearing which
is going bad - that is real serious and means imminent failure. But
often the cause is something really innocent. For instance, there is
usually a spring-mounted grounding contact at the base of the main
spindle. It's usually seen as a copper spring on the bottom circuit board
of the drive mechanism itself. Sometimes dirt gets sucked in there, and
the spinning contact creates noises. Just lift the spring ever so
gently and clean off the dirt with a Q-tip. If that doesn't work, the
drive may need servicing.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!cmcl2!phri!dasys1!schuster From: schuster@dasys1.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Whine from HD Message-ID: <1310@dasys1.UUCP> Date: Fri, 18-Sep-87 17:19:17 EDT Article-I.D.: dasys1.1310 Posted: Fri Sep 18 17:19:17 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 20-Sep-87 14:28:24 EDT References: <19@lzaz.ATT.COM> Reply-To: schuster@dasys1.UUCP (Michael Schuster) Organization: The Big Electric Cat, NYC Lines: 22 Summary: Sometimes it's not serious...