It may have between 2 weeks and 4 years left. I have had many drives that start making funny noises, and then will 'die' suddenly, only to work again a month later. You should be fine, my 2 iMacs and a few of my older beige beasts all have a hdd that makes a noise that annoys the bejesus out of my parents. they all work like a dream still, nota problem with em yet.
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Wolfman <ecoma...@comcast.net> wrote: > On closer listening, I think the sound is the hard drive making this > high pitched sound. When I shut down the iMac, the sound sounds like > something spinning down. Could this the beginning of the end of the > hard drive? I have never had a hard drive crash before. > > On Nov 25, 7:51 pm, Wolfman <ecoma...@comcast.net> wrote: >> I have this G3 400 MHz iMac slot load computer. I paid a few bucks >> for it and I made the mistake of meeting the seller and not actually >> seeing the computer run but I was assured it was OK. I have had lots >> of iMacs but I have never heard one with such a loud buzzing noise >> that appears to be coming from the back of the machine. Bad CRT or >> power supply? I have no real what idea what is going on. It boots up >> fine and I can see all the files so I am pretty sure it is not the >> hard drive making this noise. Any ideas? > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
