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From: dtiberio@csserv2.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Whistling Hard Drive
Message-ID: <1991Feb7.050610.6352@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
Date: 7 Feb 91 05:06:10 GMT
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In article <1991Feb6.052300.8338@ssd.kodak.com> hoffmann@acl.kodak.com (marty hoffmann) writes:
>I've owned an ST296N for about a year now.  Tonight, it acquired a singing
>voice.  Actually, it has started whistling -- very loud -- very high
>pitched -- very annoying.
>
>I don't usually power it down, but I'm going to have to tonight.  I
>suspect that its just the spindle.  Are there any kinds of lubricants
>that one can apply to a disk to keep it spinning smoothly and
>flawlessly?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>						Marty Hoffmann 

  Don't mess with hard drives; they are sealed in dust proof labs. If you
make one slight mistake your drive will be damaged. Wait for professional 
advice on how to repair it before you attempt to do anything.

DavidTiberio SUNYStonyBrook2-3605 AMIGA TotoProductions DDDMEN