From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Sat Jul 08 2000 - 02:17:22 EDT
STeve...
i think i discussed this in another e-mail to you..
toshiba drives seem to be much quieter than the IBM drives..
STeve Andre' wrote:
> 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'
-- Happy trails...** Bill Morrow ** :-) WEB page http://thinkpads.com e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
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