Harddrive or fan were my two guesses... it is a 40GB drive, so I think it might be different from original. No known issues with the fans/etc in these units?
thanks for the feedback! On Apr 3, 2005 8:12 PM, Laurent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 03/04/05 21:01, Van Snyder at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I am considering a G3 400 MHz Pismo. I spoke with the woman who owns > > it and she mentioned it has a 'click/tick'. She was concerned about > > it and the man who sold it to her (a salesman at her local computer > > store) assured her it was the clock - her comment: " it seems to be in > > sync with the seconds". > > > > Anybody have any ideas of what this could be? > > > > Anything I should be wary of / know about when shopping in the Pismo market? > > Usually, that kind of noise comes from the hard disk, which is about the > only piece that contains moving parts. You might want to consider another > hard disk, specially if it is still the original one. > > -Laurent. > -- > ============================================================================ > Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> > Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > flat adj.: 1. [common] Lacking any complex internal structure. "That bitty > box has only a flat filesystem, not a hierarchical one." The verb form is > flatten. 2. Said of a memory architecture (like that of the VAX or 680x0) > that is one big linear address space (typically with each possible value of > a processor register corresponding to a unique core address), as opposed to > a `segmented' architecture (like that of the 80x86) in which addresses are > composed from a base-register/offset pair (segmented designs are generally > considered cretinous). > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
