Yeah, a clicking sound from a hard drive usually indicates an emminent hard drive hardware failure..
On 5/7/05 6:58 AM, "Roland Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear List: > > I am posting this message on behalf of a friend. > > His 8500 is running OS 10.2.8 (courtesy of X Postfacto), has a Sonnet G3 350 > upgrade card, 320MB RAM, a Sonnet > Tempo Trio card, a Radeon 7000 card, and three hard drives (two SCSI drives, > 4GB and 9.1 GB, and one 30 GB IDE > drive). Recently his computer started experiencing issues with one or both > SCSI drives. Sometimes these drives will > mount. On other occasions only one drive will mount or none will mount at all. > Dialogue boxes pop up indicating that > there are issues with a drive. I know one of the SCSI drives is making a > clicking sound. I have also heard the computer > generate a cycling sound as it is attempting to engage one or both of these > drives. My best guess is that one or both of > these drives is/are dying. Another possibility might have to do with > insufficient power being distributed to these > components. > > Any other insights would be appreciated. > > Roland :) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
