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IBM hard drive high pitched noise
Name: remy Date: August 27, 2002 at 03:36:03 Pacific
Comment:
Hi, My IBM hard drive is making an awful high pitched noise and i don't know how to stop it. It has been making this noise for months now, however i'm still affraid it could crash. What can i do? Please help me, this awful sound just drives me mad -remy
Name: Hmmm Date: August 27, 2002 at 03:54:45 Pacific
Reply:
Is it under warrenty? Are you sure its the hdd and not fans?
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Response Number 2
Name: remy Date: August 27, 2002 at 04:06:51 Pacific
Reply:
I think it's under warranty (i'm not in the town where i bought it right now, so i can't come back to the shop), but i've heard that IBM hdd have a 3 year warranty (don't know if that's true though) I'm quite sure this comes from the hdd, i've spend a long time testing everything. When i power on the computer, and when the hdd power supply is not connected, there is no such noise. Furthermore, when i put the PC in "energy economy" mode (i don't know the correct word : the hdds&creen are turned off, but not the processor) the noise stops. Weird... -remy
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Response Number 3
Name: tru Date: August 28, 2002 at 11:58:37 Pacific
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That is weird, my IBM drive doesn't make any noise at all.
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