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In <3fm13r$1fq@aragorn.unibe.ch>, ozdoba@unibe.ch (Christoph Ozdoba) writes:
>Pat Martin (pmartin@landau.ucdavis.edu) wrote:
>: I have a Quantum ProDrive LPS 540MB internal drive inside my
>: computer itself and all of a sudden it has become very LOUD
>: with a whining type of sound; however, it is functioning
>: perfectly. Any hints clues or ideas appreciated.
>: pat
>: pmartin@landau.ucdavis.edu

I does happen and often there are no problems to wory about.  Wierd disk noises
have been commmon for years.  A good backup is always a good idea as they often 
fail without making any noise.  Most all drive develop a personality that varies even amoung
the same make and model.  Sometime running it for a day or two straight will shake
it out.  It may go away and come back too.  I had one that would sound like a dive
bomber, make a few bomb runs then go away for a while.  Ran like that for a very long
time.  Getting drives repaired is really expensive and mostly only for un backed up
data recovery.  If the drive is more than a few years old it is hardly ever worth it.
back it up often (good idea always) and keep an eye on it.  Start dreaming about a 
new killer drive.  If you satrt to get a lot of hard errors, chuck it.  Run CHKDSK or
SCANDISK or another disk utility regularly to find errors before they get out of hand.
Older drives need a little more TLC to help them through old age.

>
>Though I am not enough of an expert to tell you what's wrong,
>one advice:
>
>Make a backup. Do it ! NOW !!!
>
>I remember that some time ago someone had a similar problem,
>and I remember that he was told that this *might* be a first
>sign of VERY serious trouble in the near future.
>
>Chris
>
>Christoph Ozdoba, M.D.    University of Bern    Dept. of Neuroradiology
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