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From: kathie@tekecs.GWD.TEK.COM (Kathleen Huddleston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: LaCie disks -- "Well, how are they?"
Summary: Noise problems are treatable
Keywords: disk drive, Macintosh, SCS,noise
Message-ID: <11176@tekecs.GWD.TEK.COM>
Date: 23 Mar 89 20:01:24 GMT
Reply-To: kathie@tekecs.GWD.TEK.COM (Kathleen Huddleston)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR
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My La Cie drive and also my Dataframe had noise problems (high
pitched squeaking, squeeling).  It's caused by a tag that is
supposed to float just over the spindle area of the disk, but
over time starts to rub. Unendurable!  I was able to fix it myself
with detailed instructions from the LaCie tech support person (and
a lot of patience). It involves taking the drive apart, then
bending this tag up and completely out of the way of the spindle
area. It was a bit scary and I would definitely recommend a back
up before doing anything like this (I didn't lose any data). If
you can take it to a technician who has taken hard drives apart
before, they should be able to do it. It's worth it. Mine hasn't
squeaked in over a year. I DO NOT RECOMMEND YOU DO THIS YOURSELF
unless you've got lots of technical experience.