From: STeve Andre' (andres_at_msu.edu)
Date: Sat Jul 08 2000 - 01:33:07 EDT
After about 11 months of nearly non-stop use, my 4G disk on my i1451
started making a whining noise. I know lots of people have talked about
it, and I too had the experience of this delightful squeal... I got IBM to
replace the disk because of this, but now after about 4 months of use,
this new 4G disk has learned how to "speak" too. This one is a little
different however, in that it doesn't always seem to make the noise, or
perhaps it just fades a little. If it's like my last drive however, it
will grow
louder as time goes by.
My 1480 on the other hand has a SILENT 6G disk. It too works nearly
around the clock and has done do since last Christmas. It still has Charlie
Chaplinistic characteristics, for which I am grateful.
One of my users who has a smaller disk in his ThinkPad needs a bigger
disk, and come to think of it, I do, too. A nice 18G disk sounds about right,
since I can't find the 32G disks from IBM yet.
I'm curious though, if I go to the 18G disk, am I going to be rewarded with
"ThinkScreech"?
To make this topic more useful, it would be good to hear the experiences
of folks with various sized disks. I've heard rumors that the 14G disks made
lots of noise after a while--true?
So please share your thoughts on this. Perhaps we can ultimately make a
"noise chart" for an interesting page on thinkpads.com!
--STeve Andre'
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