[ltp] Harddrive is blowing up... I need some advice

Sat, 31 Jul 2004 12:39:36 +1000

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My 5400 rpm, 80 Gig Hitachi hard drive often makes a "whirrrring" noise 
when held at a slight angle off horizontal. As soon as I tilt the laptop 
in the other direction, the whirring goes away. Its disconcerting but 
hasnt shown any other indications that it might be failing soon.

DS
Mendel Cooper wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Chris wrote:
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>>Now my 60 GB IBM hdd in my T30 begins to make strange sounds,
>>and when I flip it I hear that inside something is loose...
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>This does not necessarily mean your drive is going bad. Certain models
>of IBM 2.5" hdds rattle when shaken, and this is normal. I have one that
>has a printed tag on it saying so.
>
>As for other noises, well, maybe not so good, but who knows. I picked up
>a cheap used 2.5" 25 GB hdd on eBay several months back, and it makes
>*loud* clunking noises during operation. The drive passed all stress
>tests and has been running without error so far. It was one of the early,
>experimental 5400 rpm drives made back around 4 years ago.
>
>So, like I said, who knows.
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-- 
Dr. D. Sen
School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
University of New South Wales
Sydney
NSW 2052
Australia

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My 5400 rpm, 80 Gig Hitachi hard drive often makes a "whirrrring" noise
when held at a slight angle off horizontal. As soon as I tilt the
laptop in the other direction, the whirring goes away. Its
disconcerting but hasnt shown any other indications that it might be
failing soon. 
 
DS 
Mendel Cooper wrote:
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    <pre wrap="">Now my 60 GB IBM hdd in my T30 begins to make strange sounds,
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This does not necessarily mean your drive is going bad. Certain models
of IBM 2.5" hdds rattle when shaken, and this is normal. I have one that
has a printed tag on it saying so.

As for other noises, well, maybe not so good, but who knows. I picked up
a cheap used 2.5" 25 GB hdd on eBay several months back, and it makes
*loud* clunking noises during operation. The drive passed all stress
tests and has been running without error so far. It was one of the early,
experimental 5400 rpm drives made back around 4 years ago.

So, like I said, who knows.

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Dr. D. Sen
School of Electrical Engineering &amp; Telecommunications
University of New South Wales
Sydney
NSW 2052
Australia
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