Re: The end is nigh...

[eaiu184@rigel.oac.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw)]

In article <1994Sep22.015505.24713@msuvx1.memphis.edu>,
Ki Bon Riki <uftai@cc.memphis.edu> wrote:
>Hi,
>	My HD is starting to make these slightly loud grinding/
>spinning noises.  To say I'm starting to get worried is a slight
>understatement.  Would this be a good time to start looking for a new
>HD?  Does anyone have any tips for extending the lifespan of my HD?

I'll say you'd better start looking, and while you're at it,
starting backing up.  The same thing happened to my old 80 megger,
the Seagate ST-296N.  It all started harmless enough, then it got
really bad: sharp metal on metal grinding noise, spuddering, you-name-
it, the drive made it!  Of course, being poor, young, and foolish,
I did not buy a new drive in time, nor did I make any backups.  The
drive started to get really bad when it wouldn't start spinning on
a regular basis, at least not without a slight tap on the drive
case.  I would recommend that you don't turn the drive off if it
is still going; powering on and off seemed to have killed off my
driver faster.

>	Thanx for any help!
>
>-Tai
>ps:  Would the fact that my HD went home to Malaysia this summer and
>went thru about 7 x-ray machines at various airports have an effect on
>my HD....? 8-)  I did it two years ago too and had a bunch of weird
>problems which slowly went away - I'm having a bunch of weird problems
>with my HD right now too...  coincidence?

As far as I know, airport x-ray machines are harmless on HD, laptops,
and floppies.  It will only harm photo negatives.


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