Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:42784 comp.sys.amiga.tech:7944
Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!vsi1!daver!intersil!hamilton
From: hamilton@intersil.uucp (Fred Hamilton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: ST277N-1 noises
Message-ID: <158@intersil.uucp>
Date: 31 Oct 89 08:01:38 GMT
References: <749@dsacg2.UUCP> <719@doctor.Tymnet.COM> <752@dsacg2.UUCP> <135@intersil.uucp>
Organization: Harris Semiconductor, Santa Clara CA
Lines: 26



<Lots of talk about ST277N SCSI harddrives making noises and doing things
by themselves>

> Here's what I have noticed with my ST277N (and pre-Kronos A1000 CLTD
> controller, although not for much longer):   After a write, there's a second
> or two before it flushes the buffer and closes the file which makes a little
> noise and flashes the light.  A second or two after THAT, I always hear
> a tiny noise and a very brief flash, which I always assumed was the drive
> autoparking after a few seconds of non-use.
> 
> But about a week ago, for the first time, the drive started doing stuff
> by itself when I was **not** accessing it.  Since then it has stopped. 
> I'm begining to think this might be some sort of virus.  Gee, I hope it
> isn't...

Well, (embarrased :-), it turns out that I had selected the "Continuous
Spell Checking" option available in the new ProWrite without knowing what
it did.  All the noises (and the occasional BEEPS that I'd forgotten about
until last night) were due to the spell checker accessing the dictionary
and beeping at me when I goofed up a word.  So.......nevermind.
 
Fred Hamilton                  Any views, comments, or ideas expressed here
Harris Semiconductor           are entirely my own.  Even good ones.
Santa Clara, CA