hamachi@KIM.BERKELEY.EDU (Gordon Hamachi) (04/04/86)
My Mac+ makes a quiet ticking sound about once every half second, unless a disk is inserted. Is this normal? --Gordon Hamachi
dudek@utai.UUCP (Gregory Dudek) (04/10/86)
My Mac+ makes a ticking sound too, but only once in a while (usually
it's there when I turn on the machine, I think). In addition,
it sometimes makes a high pitched squeal which usually lasts for
about 1-3 minutes before fading away. The squeal sounds like the
kind of problem that has been discussed here before, unlike the
ticking.
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In article <1532@utai.UUCP> dudek@utai.UUCP (Gregory Dudek) writes: > > My Mac+ makes a ticking sound too, but only once in a while (usually >it's there when I turn on the machine, I think). I have noticed the ticking sound coming from the 800K drives when a disk hasn't been inserted in them. I especially noticed it in the external drives. Also, a friend with an Amiga has the same problem with his 880K external drive. The sound goes away when a disk is inserted.
shor@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Melinda Shore) (04/14/86)
In article <1532@utai.UUCP> dudek@utai.UUCP (Gregory Dudek) writes: > > My Mac+ makes a ticking sound too, but only once in a while (usually >it's there when I turn on the machine, I think). In addition, >it sometimes makes a high pitched squeal which usually lasts for >about 1-3 minutes before fading away. I've got both the ticking and the squealing. The squealing only happens with SS disks, and apparently Apple knows about it. I'd like to know why it happens. -- Melinda Shore ..!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!shor University of Chicago Computation Center Staff.Melinda%chip@UChicago.Bitnet " ... a statement made while looking backwards will have its wrong end in front." [F. Huxley]
brent@orsvax1 (04/27/86)
> I have noticed the ticking sound coming from the 800K drives when > a disk hasn't been inserted in them. I especially noticed it in the > external drives. > Also, a friend with an Amiga has the same problem with his 880K > external drive. The sound goes away when a disk is inserted. I have noticed it from both the INTERNAL and EXTERNAL drives of my Amiga. I presume the OS just wants to know what it's got available (mounted). -- Brent Chivers allegra!princeton!orsvax1!brent or perhaps ORS Automation, Inc seismo!caip!topaz!pyrnj!orsvax1!brent 440 Wall St Phone 609-924-1667 Princeton, NJ 08540 FAX 609-924-2413 USA TELEX 4944924 ORSIN ------------- Disclaimer: Our business is vision, but my views are my own.