Angus Auld wrote:
I seem to be getting a very annoying, and scary, high pitched
whining sound occasionally from my 3 week old Maxtor 40 GB
7200rpm drive.
Should I back everything up now?! :-/
My drive mounts in a vertical position. Could that cause a problem?
I could find no warnings against
Anthony Cull wrote:
. Maxtor drives I have found are verry reliable. My
maxtor makes the occasonal ticking sound during high load mine is 3-4
years old.
Reliable? Up to a point Lord Copper.
I've had two of them croak on me - one after 6 months (which I got
replaced under guarantee) and the
Reliable? Up to a point Lord Copper.
I've had two of them croak on me - one after 6 months (which I got
replaced under guarantee) and the other after about 3 years. In my
experience a ticking sound is an indication that the final appeal has
failed and it is not long for this world. You'd
Angus Auld wrote:
I seem to be getting a very annoying, and scary, high pitched
whining sound occasionally from my 3 week old Maxtor 40 GB
7200rpm drive.
Should I back everything up now?! :-/
My drive mounts in a vertical position. Could that cause a problem?
I could find no warnings
I seem to be getting a very annoying, and scary, high pitched
whining sound occasionally from my 3 week old Maxtor 40 GB
7200rpm drive.
Should I back everything up now?! :-/
My drive mounts in a vertical position. Could that cause a problem?
I could find no warnings against vertical mounting
