Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!uwvax!zazen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!mcsun!cernvax!chx400!chx400!urz.unibas.ch!frank From: frank@urz.unibas.ch Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Noisy 400MB drive? Message-ID: <1991Mar7.092259.1422@urz.unibas.ch> Date: 7 Mar 91 08:22:59 GMT References: <31027@mimsy.umd.edu> Organization: University of Basel, Switzerland Lines: 27 In article , scott@mcs-server.gac.edu (Scott Hess) writes: > In article <31027@mimsy.umd.edu> wilson@mimsy.umd.edu (Anne Wilson) writes: > Has anyone of the 400MB slab owners experienced loud noise problems > from their hard disk? I heard a rumor to this effect, and am > wondering if anyone has actually had this problem. > > We've received exactly one of these machines. At first, there was a > noticable whine, which was louder than the fan. If this whine had > continued, I most certainly would not have been able to stand it > (then again, if it had been my machine, my opinion might differ). > > Luckly enough, it toned down to be about as loud as the fan after a > couple minutes of running (during which time we rebooted twice and > got it fully onto our network.) Presumably, some bearings or > other parts shifted slightly in shipment, and had to work their > way back into correct position, or some such. Aha, so it wasn't my ears only! A week ago my friend and I received our 400 MB slabs and we too considered (I'm still considering...) the high pitch noise of the hard disk rather loud. Appart from that, the machine I have is also an excellent hand-and-arm massage apparatus when it sits on my large desk. -Robert Robert Frank, Institut for Informatics, University of Basel, Switzerland frank@urz.unibas.ch