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From: bear@bucsb.UUCP (Blair M. Burtan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Supra 20Meg makes bizarre noises
Message-ID: <2746@bucsb.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jul 89 18:25:51 GMT
References: <3438@uokmax.UUCP>
Reply-To: bear@bucsb.bu.edu (Blair M. Burtan)
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Organization: Boston Univ Comp. Sci.
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In article <3438@uokmax.UUCP> noel@uokmax.UUCP (Bamf) writes:
>
>I have a supra 20Meg HD for the A1000, and recently, its been making
>some strange noises.   For short periods, it resonates loudly.  It
>sounds like one of the platters is rubbing against the inside of the
>casing, but if that were so, then I'm sure I'd be getting errors.  As
>of yet, it has been error free.   Someone suggest warn barrings,
>this sound plausable?  Is this something I can fix, or what?

Well, I can tell you that I've had an ST506 (IBM) hard drive that
has a serious cricket sound to it. Butu I've been using it for
a few years and never had a problem.  On the other hand, some
IBM service guys mentioned that it might be the bearings dying
a slow death.  I could be wrong, so talk to Supra.

                        - Bear