Re: Suddenly LOUD Drive

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From: Christoph Ozdoba
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 15:39

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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

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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