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From: streeter@ingr.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: disk drive step rate, noise
Message-ID: <150@ingr.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Sep-86 09:46:53 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 24 09:46:53 1986
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Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, AL
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not believe in the line-eater...]

 I purchased my Amiga in November 85, at the same time a friend
purchased his.  I was immediately disturbed by the noise the
diskette drives make while moving the heads.  Hardware types I know
told me the step rate was too slow, and that it would not cause any
harm, but no one could tell me how the step rate is established or
if it could be changed.
 My friend had his external drive replaced after a couple of months
(not sure how long).  The new drive did not make the noise.  It also
had a different feel to it when inserting and ejecting the
diskettes.  He has bought several Amigas since then (his company
uses them), and all the drives, internal and external, are quiet.
 I suspect that C-A changed vendors or models on the drives.  I do
not have any objection to that.  What I want to know is, can I do
something to make my drives quieter?  I think the driver is
responsible for the step rate, and that it could be patched, if
indeed it is the step rate that causes the noise.  If not, and there
is another reason why C-A changed hardware, I would certainly like
to know.
 If anyone else has had their machine as long as I have had mine, I
would like to know if they have the same drive noise problems.
 If someone from C= could comment on the noise and/or step rate, I
am interested to hear.

Guy Streeter
...akgua!ingr!streeter

"It's over now, and I'm a little tired." -- Antonius Block