Yeah, all my G3 iMacs have very loud HD's. I guess because they stuck them right up against the front panel. I had one that I got that had a bad HD, it would make a clicking noise, then it would beep. I was able to fix it by slamming it around a little to unstick whatever was stuck inside. What kind of sound is it making? (Clicking, whining, beeping, etc?)
Elliott On Nov 26, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Christian Wacker wrote: > 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 -- 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
