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From: pcm@iwarpo3.intel.com (Phil C. Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Hard Disk recommendations?
Message-ID: <2814@omepd>
Date: 11 Feb 88 20:13:36 GMT
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Reply-To: pcm@iwarpo3.UUCP (Phil C. Miller)
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In article <1510006@acf8.UUCP> densha@acf8.UUCP (densha) writes:
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>Since my current hard drive is making loud screeching noises,
>I am once again looking for a replacement 20MB drive for my IBM PC.

    Before you plunge for another disk, consider the following.
    
    Last weekend, my disk started making some very disturbing noises.
    I hurriedly made backups, powered the PC down, and called the
    people from whom I purchased my PC.

    They calmed me down and explained that the noise came from the
    anti-static wiper on the bottom of the disk and that it was trivial
    to fix the problem.

    When I took in the disk (a CDC 42mB 23ms (?) drive), the technician
    flipped over the disk, removed the clear plastic protection cover
    (keeps the disk from getting AIDS), and carefully bent the
    anti-static wiper so as to increase the tension on it.

    We plugged in the disk to the nearest available system and voila,
    the noise had disappeared.  Have a technician take a look at your
    disk; they're too expensive to replace unless it's absolutely
    necessary.

>Vlad
>lanin@csd2.nyu.edu
>cmcl2!csd2!lanin

Phil Miller