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Old June 15th, 2002, 12:25 AM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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my drive is grinding :(

hi everyone, i have a 20gb fireball ap drive that i bought in a trade..it's been going great for about 8 months...and this morning it started making some awful noises...grinding, with a high pithced squeel(kinda like a camera makes when the flash is building) ..as well as a click...now i know to beware of the click...besides back things up in a hurry...does anyone have any suggestions... just thought i'd ask
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Old June 15th, 2002, 12:37 AM     #2 (permalink)
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RMA if it's still on warranty
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Old June 15th, 2002, 12:38 AM     #3 (permalink)
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Back up your important data quickly .. i think the drive is going south
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Old June 15th, 2002, 02:11 AM     #4 (permalink)
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i cant rma because it's a used drive...i traded a p233mmx chip and 40 bucks for it...yeah i'm backing up the drive as we speak...it hasnt made the noise yet tonite...but i'm sure it's not gonna just work itself out...
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Old June 15th, 2002, 02:25 AM     #5 (permalink)
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I had a customer run a noisy drive for 2 months without failure before he finally allowed us to replace it. He was too lazy to transfer his data to backup. The manufacturer had sent a new drive to me but I couldn't get the guy to let me come by and replace it. Go figure.

Then again your drive could go out tonight. Get your data backed up while you still can.

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but i'm sure it's not gonna just work itself out

Doubt it Sorry to hear though
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Old June 15th, 2002, 05:18 PM     #7 (permalink)
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does it make any sense to use the drive as a slave...it seems stupid to use a failing drive as a storage device...but i'm either going to change it out and let it sit there..or use it till it dies as o.s drive.. ?
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ok, i have another question... which to buy...

maxtor 20 gb 7200 ata100- $139.95

western digital 40gb- 5400 ata66 - $169.95

the reason i only give the 2 choices are they are local shops i deal with... p.s all prices in cdn money

edit> my mobo does support ata100
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Old June 15th, 2002, 09:30 PM     #9 (permalink)
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You do not have to have the receipt usually to RMA a drive. Just call the company and tell them the drive is dead. More than likely, you will get a replacement. Most drives have a 3 year warranty.

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Old June 15th, 2002, 10:13 PM     #10 (permalink)
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Dave is right, I went to the WD site once and typed in the Serial Number for my drive and the web site told me if it was still in warranty or not. Maxtor may have something simular. Give it a shot, you might get lucky.

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EDIT: I did remember correctly, Maxtor did aquire Quantum didn't they?

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