From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Mon Jun 28 1999 - 12:53:58 EDT
what machine.. how old.. what capacity HDD..??
if new enough, ibm will swap it out..
tell the guy its really noisy..!
richard wrote:
> This drive makes a constant whirring noise that is louder than other drives
> I've had. It also makes a crackling noise while the drive is in operation.
>
> Does IBM do warranty replacements for noise?
>
> One problem is the difficulty in quantifying noise.
>
> Cherry picking is hard to do under the circumstances. But the sound is
> annoying enough to me that I'd be willing to buy another drive if it were
> substantially quieter.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> At 10:23 AM 6/28/99 -0400, Bill Morrow wrote:
> >all drives make SOME noise..
> >some more than others..
> >minimum you will hear the drive seeking..
> >others have a slight spindle noise.. some have more noise and COULD be
> >replaced
> >under warranty..
> >i have one 5.1gig drive that IBM won't take back and replace that is almost
> >unbearable to use due to noise..
> >
> >the best anyone can do is cherry pick the MOST silent drive from a group of
> >drives..
> >
> >richard wrote:
> >
> > > Are there any 12.5mm 6.4mb to 10mb drives which are silent or almost
> > silent?
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