Cure for noisy disk drive?

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2 total messages Started by Richard Raubertas Fri, 06 Nov 1992 19:32

#956

Author: Richard Raubertas
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 19:32

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I have a mono 25 MHz station with a NeXT-supplied 400MB
internal disk drive (Seagate).  Over time the noise from
the drive has been getting louder--it is a combination of
high-pitched whine and buzz--and is becoming a real 
problem.  (The sound is constant, not just when seeking.)
It is 16 months old and out of warranty.  Aside from the
noise it has functioned reliably so far.

Is it possible to have a hard disk *repaired* to fix this
type of problem?  Or is the only solution to throw it out
and spend big bucks on a new one?  

Rich Raubertas
rfr@bst.rochester.edu

Re: Cure for noisy disk drive?

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Author: Jochen Richter
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1992 13:04

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In article <1992Nov6.193203.11006@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>  
rfr@honeoye.bst.rochester.edu (Richard Raubertas) writes:
> I have a mono 25 MHz station with a NeXT-supplied 400MB
> internal disk drive (Seagate).  Over time the noise from
> the drive has been getting louder--it is a combination of
> high-pitched whine and buzz--and is becoming a real 
> problem.  (The sound is constant, not just when seeking.)
> It is 16 months old and out of warranty.  Aside from the
> noise it has functioned reliably so far.
> 
> Is it possible to have a hard disk *repaired* to fix this
> type of problem?  Or is the only solution to throw it out
> and spend big bucks on a new one?  
> 
> Rich Raubertas
> rfr@bst.rochester.edu

For noisy drives like Fujitsu or HP you can simply put some rubber material  
between the drive and the mounting plate at all the 4 screws inside your slab.  
This keeps the resonance down and mostly has an amazing effect.

Jochen


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