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From: rbabel@babylon.rmt.sub.org (Ralph Babel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: GVP AT drive problem
Message-ID: <06081.AA06081@babylon.rmt.sub.org>
Date: 17 Feb 91 12:37:44 GMT
References: <1991Feb17.063151.8783@urbana.mcd.mot.com>
Reply-To: cbmvax.commodore.com!cbmehq!babylon!rbabel (Ralph Babel)
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In article <1991Feb17.063151.8783@urbana.mcd.mot.com>
qbarnes@urbana.mcd.mot.com (Quentin Barnes) writes:

> If I touch specific files on the disk, I can hear the head
> constantly seeking until I've forced it to go to another
> part of the disk.

I experienced the same "problem" with a Quantum 40AT some
time ago. It is certainly irritating, but it never caused
any harm on my system. Maybe you should try a later version
of your drive's firmware.