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From: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (J. Dow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: binddrivers noise with A2090 / MiniScribe
Message-ID: <3316@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: 13 Apr 88 08:31:20 GMT
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Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (J. Dow)
Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
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Keywords: A2090 Binddrivers MiniScribe noise hard drive

In article <3778@killer.UUCP> jdp@killer.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) writes:
>
>     Why does my MiniScribe make a buzz saw type noise when my startup-sequence
>does a Binddrivers.  Is this harmful?  Can it be avoided?  (Please dont suggest
>removing the hard drive.)  It sounds like it is stepping from the park zone
>back to the first cylinder.  Any comments,
>
>                                              Jim Pritchett
That is the Miniscribe recalibrating itself on a reset. That is harmless.
My Miniscribe, my ST225, my ST238, and my ST604 all do that. (And with
the Adaptec 4070 controlling the later two they seem to be slower than
necessary at the reset seek to track 0.)
{@_@}
	jdow@bix mostly

	Justa Dirty Old Woman?