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- From: jr@sade.ka.sub.org (Jochen Richter)
- Subject: Re: Cure for noisy disk drive?
- References: <1992Nov6.193203.11006@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 13:04:22 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov6.193203.11006@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
- rfr@honeoye.bst.rochester.edu (Richard Raubertas) writes:
- > I have a mono 25 MHz station with a NeXT-supplied 400MB
- > internal disk drive (Seagate). Over time the noise from
- > the drive has been getting louder--it is a combination of
- > high-pitched whine and buzz--and is becoming a real
- > problem. (The sound is constant, not just when seeking.)
- > It is 16 months old and out of warranty. Aside from the
- > noise it has functioned reliably so far.
- >
- > Is it possible to have a hard disk *repaired* to fix this
- > type of problem? Or is the only solution to throw it out
- > and spend big bucks on a new one?
- >
- > Rich Raubertas
- > rfr@bst.rochester.edu
-
- For noisy drives like Fujitsu or HP you can simply put some rubber material
- between the drive and the mounting plate at all the 4 screws inside your slab.
- This keeps the resonance down and mostly has an amazing effect.
-
- Jochen
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