Excuse me for my english, but I will try to be clear.
I understand that you shouldn't move a Hard Disc when
spinning, because you can break it.
The HD has small discs which are very fragile.
It has small arms which reads the information so they
move really fast. If one of the arms only touch one
I guess this is not true for new drives. Otherwise all my laptops would be
dead by now. Also consider that the same drive is also in iPod - I doubt
that people switch off the iPod before moving it - quite the opposite - many
run with the iPod for several miles. I usually do not switch the machine
On Jul 26, 2004, at 9:16 PM, Mikael Byström wrote:
Bruce, [EMAIL PROTECTED] macy.arizona.edu said:
They'd *better*!! They're laptop drives, after all!
Hum. Have you talked about these expectations with IBM?
I can see newer drives being built for moving around *a bit*, but I
wouldn't count on it
Bruce, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
They'd *better*!! They're laptop drives, after all!
Hum. Have you talked about these expectations with IBM?
I can see newer drives being built for moving around *a bit*, but I
wouldn't count on it with older drives.
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Bruce, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
I only makes the noise when shaken up and down, not side to
side.
um, are travelstars supposed to take shaking in any direction?
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Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Do IBM Travelstar drives (60 gb/5400 rpm) normally make a slight
clattering noise, as if something metal is bouncing up and down on a
shaft? I only makes the noise when shaken up and down, not side to
side.
They all do that. Seriously. Common complaint,
I need an answer to these questions pretty urgently, I've got a prof's
TiBook open for surgery...
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Do IBM Travelstar drives (60 gb/5400 rpm) normally make a slight
clattering noise, as if something metal is bouncing up and down on a
shaft? I only makes the noise when shaken up
