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From: csbrod@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Claus Brod)
Subject: Re: Megafile 60 noisy startup/ shutdown
Message-ID: <1991Apr19.120513.18644@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Keywords: megafile cracking sound.
Organization: CSD., University of Erlangen, Germany
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1991 12:05:13 GMT
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geert@ahds.UUCP (Geert W.T. Jonkheer CCS/TS) writes:

>When I start up or shut down my megafile 60 it always makes and has
>made a cracking/ noisy sound. After it has startup it doesn't make 
>this sound no longer, and works just fine.  

The sound is from autoparking the heads during shutdown and releasing
them during startup. Perfectly normal.

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