From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 23:39:23 EST
if you read the label on the drive, it SHOULD say "rattle noise normal" or
the like... :-)
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Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeddy Lin" <jeddylin_at_uclink.berkeley.edu>
To: "ThinkPad List" <thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 9:08 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] Travelstar Looseness...
> Hi TP experts,
>
> This is regarding a Travelstar, DARA-212000, 12gb, 4200 rpm. I bought it
> (supposedly) new about two months ago, haven't had a chance to open up the
> bag and install it until now, and I notice that it sounds like there's a
> loose screw rolling around inside if I tilt the drive from side to side
(the
> bearings perhaps?). I know it probably isn't a loose screw, but that's the
> closest I can describe the sound. It did come in a sealed anti-static bag,
> well packaged.
>
> So... the question is, is this normal? IBM diagnostics check out okay, but
I
> don't want the drive to crap out on me. Any input is welcome.
>
> Regards,
> Jeddy
>
>
>
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