Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!mandrill!hal!ncoast!axcess!allbery
From: allbery@axcess.UUCP (Brandon S. Allbery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Query about the quality of UNIX/PCs and 3b1's (really 3b1 unix)
Summary: hard drive whine is nothing new and nothing dangerous; just cut
	 off the little tab.
Message-ID: <131@axcess.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jan 88 13:46:16 GMT
References: <9691@shemp.UCLA.EDU> <18017@clyde.ATT.COM> <997@bakerst.UUCP> <75@sialis.mn.org>
Organization: aXcess Company, Mentor, Ohio
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In article <75@sialis.mn.org>, rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) writes:
> final problem.  Mine may be related to the Power Supply as well.  And
> I won't even mention the disk whining as has been previously
> mentioned.. :-)

I seem to remember that one brand of disk drive (Miniscribe?) has a rather
badly designed static-draining tab:  it tends to start squeaking.  The maker's
recommended fix is to CAREFULLY cut it off or bend it out of the way; the
drive works fine without it.
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