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From: O04@PSUVM.BITNET (Kevin Maher - Behrend Computer Center)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: A question about hard disk
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Date: 27 Dec 89 01:21:44 GMT
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The sound from the drive is simply the autopark mechanism.  I have an
ST-251 (which is what the ST277R really is) that has this feature.
It is perfectly normal, and unless it starts to sound radically different,
you dont have to worry about it.

PS: It can get annoying though!