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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: A2500 harddrive still won't work - even with hddisk.device
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Date: 11 Apr 89 13:35:19 GMT
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In <3918@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>, u572555600ea@deneb.ucdavis.edu (0040;0000007723;0;195;141;) writes:
>	Hi, this is the guy with the fried A2500 again.
> Well, I finally got a copy of 'hddisk.device', (all but the info
>file) but the hard drive still will not work when mounted...
>
>I doubt the info file could be the cause of it...

The .info file MUST be in the expansion directory with the driver.

>Also, the hard drive itself whines in a high pitched noise that's really
>noisy, really noticable, and 30 times louder and more intense than
>the high pitch whine from Televisions and CRT's. Is my hard drive bad?

There is a small grounding strap on the circuit board that contacts the
spindle. It is probably the cause of the noise. Increasing the tension,
decreasing the tension, or changing the bearing point will usually do the
trick. Another way is to dampen the vibration with a little drop of silicone
rubber on the metal strap itself (do not put the silicone on the contact
point).

-larry


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