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Article #9996Re: how to lubricate noisy hard drive?
From: Michael P. Deignan
Date: Sat, 18 May 1991 12:47
Date: Sat, 18 May 1991 12:47
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gwoho@nntp-server.caltech.edu (g liu) writes: >would lubricating it somehow make it quieter? Yeah, in a way it would... >where whould i put the lubrication anyway? Well, you need to take off the outer casing, and lube the internal components. Especially the platters themselves, since you don't want the read/write head scraping against the platter. >is motor oil fine? I find that Quaker State 10W-30 works best. MD -- -- Michael P. Deignan / Since I *OWN* SBS.COM, -- Domain: mpd@anomaly.sbs.com / These Opinions Generally -- UUCP: ...!uunet!rayssd!anomaly!mpd / Represent The Opinions Of -- Telebit: +1 401 455 0347 / My Company...
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!samsung!raybed2!rayssd!anomaly!mpd From: mpd@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: how to lubricate noisy hard drive? Message-ID: <1991May18.124744.4158@anomaly.sbs.com> Date: 18 May 91 12:47:44 GMT References: <1991May17.172019.10342@nntp-server.caltech.edu> Organization: Small Business Systems, Inc., Esmond, RI 02917 Lines: 24