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- From: reeuwijk@dutentb.et.tudelft.nl (Kees van Reeuwijk)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech
- Subject: Re: Hard Drive (wierd) Problem - Help!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan03.160353.269@donau.et.tudelft.nl>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 16:03:53 GMT
- References: <H.eg.8xoBXXa8KAU@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> <1992Dec31.114129.236@janus.arc.ab.ca>
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- In <1992Dec31.114129.236@janus.arc.ab.ca> erkamp@JANUS.ARC.AB.CA (Bob Erkamp) writes:
-
- >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
-
- The MegaFile 30 and 60 are exactly same except for the capacity of the disk
- itself. It's news to me that a megafile 30 is unreliable, and I've owned one
- for several years. (I sold it when I got a MEGA STe with an internal drive.)
-
- As for the complaints in the original message, they sound to me like some sort
- of resonance of the casing, and I wouldn't worry too much about it.
-
- =-=-=-=
- C. van Reeuwijk e-mail: C.vReeuwijk@ET.TUDelft.NL
-