[lug] Whiney drives.

[John Starkey]

Yea. The noises are back this morning.

Just a wierd coincidence I guess.

Thanks.

On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, TrentJarvi wrote:

> from my experience, backup and expect the worst.  Those noises are not solved by software.
> 
> On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, John Starkey wrote:
> 
> > I hope this isn't too stupid of a question but...
> > 
> > Is it common or even possible for a severely frag'd drive (HD) to make
> > hideous whining noises? Would it be the heads trying to keep up, if so?
> > 
> > I was sure the drive was gonna die, sounded almost like it was speeding up
> > and slowing down. But I defrag'd (sorry it's a Windoze machine) and now
> > it's not making any noticable sounds.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > 
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