silverio@brahms.berkeley.edu (C J Silverio) (11/21/89)
Julian Vrieslander writes:
I do notice that the drive will occasionally exercize its swing arm when
there is no read/write going on. Every few minutes there is a very brief
sound, as if the arm makes one stroke and stops (I have not timed it).
I've had a lot of experience with hard disk drives, so I know this
noise well. It is often called "thermal realignment" and is NORMAL for
many brands of drive. Because of the precise tolerances on tracks, the
drive will seek a few tracks every few minutes, to recalibrate its
servo mechanisms. Reason: as the drive warms up, the distance between
the tracks increases.
Really folks, don't be so paranoid. johnw@shiva.reed.edu (John B. Windberg) (11/23/89)
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> Really folks, don't be so paranoid.
Paranoia saves files, and systems, and applications, and ..........
(A little paranoia in life is healthy. A little paranoia in computers
is necessary.)
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\__U__/ Beaverton, Oregon 97005 |silverio@brahms.berkeley.edu (C J Silverio) (11/25/89)
I wrote: Really folks, don't be so paranoid. And John B. Windberg replies: Paranoia saves files, and systems, and applications, and .......... (A little paranoia in life is healthy. A little paranoia in computers is necessary.) So when was the last time you made a backup? It's not paranoia, it's REALITY.