Re: Drive knocking

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From: Brad Burean (Burean_at_email.msn.com)
Date: Fri Oct 20 2000 - 20:31:18 EDT

Well its a drive in a computer I got from one of my suppliers. It just has
a knock every five minutes or so. I can feel it in the palmrest faintly. I
have just had the machine a day, I think it's knocked a dozen or so times.
Doesn't affect operation at all.

Booger

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----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Morrow <penzance_at_gate.net>
To: Brad Burean <Burean_at_email.msn.com>
Cc: Thinkpad Users <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: Drive knocking

> Someone is trying to get OUT..! :-)
>
> ok, reality..
> is this a new behaviour or has it been going on for some time..
>
> describe "knocking" ?
>
>
> Brad Burean wrote:
>
> > I've got a 2.1 gig drive that occasionally knocks. Not real loud but
> > noticable. Ran scandisk w/surface check, and defragged, still getting
the
> > knock. Running w98se Any ideas? Can painting fix this?
> >
> > Booger
> >
> > http://communities.msn.com/CyberboogersFunThinkpads
>
> --
> ---
>
> Happy trails...
>
> ** Bill Morrow ** :-)
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> sic transit gloria
>
>

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