Re: ProFile maintenance hints?

[louiss@gate.net (Louis Schulman)]

In <8arfnf$ieu$1@SonOfMaze.dpo.uab.edu>, "Dakin Williams" <ddwilliams@bosco.meis.uab.edu> writes:
>
>    I have a 5 Mb Profile hard drive running an my II+ system.  After having
>packed it away for a few years without use, I recently attached it again.
>The drive is working OK, but seems noisier than I remember and takes longer
>to spin up to speed (when the ready light comes on).
>
>    Do other Profile users suggest any maintenance steps which might quiet
>the drive a bit?  I am very hesitant to open the drive and oil any moving
>parts inside, lest I do more harm than good.


If you search around a bit, there is an article on ProFile maintenance.
Basically, it says sometimes a noisy drive can be quieted by bending up the
arm found on the bottom of the drive, to provide better contact.  There may
be some more details to it, but that was the gist.  Otherwise, you live with
the noise.

Louis