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From: mpd@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: how to lubricate noisy hard drive?
Message-ID: <1991May18.124744.4158@anomaly.sbs.com>
Date: 18 May 91 12:47:44 GMT
References: <1991May17.172019.10342@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Organization: Small Business Systems, Inc., Esmond, RI  02917
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gwoho@nntp-server.caltech.edu (g liu) writes:

>would lubricating it somehow make it quieter?

Yeah, in a way it would...


>where whould i put the lubrication anyway?

Well, you need to take off the outer casing, and lube the internal
components. Especially the platters themselves, since you don't want
the read/write head scraping against the platter.


>is motor oil fine?

I find that Quaker State 10W-30 works best.

MD
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