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- Subject: Re: Hard Drive (wierd) Problem - Help!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.114129.236@janus.arc.ab.ca>
- From: erkamp@JANUS.ARC.AB.CA (Bob Erkamp)
- Date: 31 Dec 92 11:41:27 MDT
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- In article <H.eg.8xoBXXa8KAU@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>, mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget) writes:
- >Hi!
- >
- >I think I might be having a problem with my hard drive. It used to only
- >happen when it was cold in the room where the hard drive is, but now
- >it seems to happen every time I turn the drive on.
- >
- >The problem itself is this; after a few minutes of operating normally,
- >it suddenly gets louder and sounds like it is working harder/going
- >into Warp. It usually stops (then again sometimes it doesn't) if I tilt
- >the front of the hard drive up.
- >
- >The hard drive is an Atari MegaFile 30, by the way.
- >
- >Do I need to clean the inside of the drive, or is it something else?
- >Should I worry about this? The difference in sound is very noticeable
- >(and there is a slight hissing as well).
- >
-
- Well I can't say specifically what is wrong but having talk to service techs
- about Atari drives I recall that the MegaFile 30 was not a very reliable drive
- and invariably died in about a year. He recommended to stay away from this
- drive and get a MegaFile 20 or 60 as they had much more reliable workings (I've
- had my 20 for many years). I realise that this doesn't help you much. I would
- suggest backing it up immediatly and having it looked at.
-
- Bob
-