hoffmann@acl.kodak.com (marty hoffmann) (02/06/91)
I've owned an ST296N for about a year now. Tonight, it acquired a singing voice. Actually, it has started whistling -- very loud -- very high pitched -- very annoying. I don't usually power it down, but I'm going to have to tonight. I suspect that its just the spindle. Are there any kinds of lubricants that one can apply to a disk to keep it spinning smoothly and flawlessly? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Marty Hoffmann
ben@epmooch.UUCP (Rev. Ben A. Mesander) (02/07/91)
>In article <1991Feb6.052300.8338@ssd.kodak.com> hoffmann@acl.kodak.com (marty hoffmann) writes: >I've owned an ST296N for about a year now. Tonight, it acquired a singing >voice. Actually, it has started whistling -- very loud -- very high >pitched -- very annoying. > >I don't usually power it down, but I'm going to have to tonight. I >suspect that its just the spindle. Are there any kinds of lubricants >that one can apply to a disk to keep it spinning smoothly and >flawlessly? > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Marty Hoffmann Usually, this is caused by a small copper grounding spring that touches the spindle. I have always removed them from my drives (even when I worked for CDC/Seagate), because the high-pitched noise gives me severe headaches. The spring prevents static buildup on the spindle. I have never had any ill effects from removing the little piece of copper, however your mileage may vary. I'm not responsible for you breaking your drive, etc. etc. -- ben@epmooch.UUCP ben%servalan.UUCP@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu {chinet,uokmax}!servalan!epmooch!ben (Ben Mesander) War in gulf: newpath 288 396 216 0 360 arc 288 612 moveto 288 180 lineto 288 396 moveto 136 244 lineto 288 396 moveto 440 244 lineto 36 setlinewidth stroke showpage
dtiberio@csserv2.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) (02/07/91)
In article <1991Feb6.052300.8338@ssd.kodak.com> hoffmann@acl.kodak.com (marty hoffmann) writes: >I've owned an ST296N for about a year now. Tonight, it acquired a singing >voice. Actually, it has started whistling -- very loud -- very high >pitched -- very annoying. > >I don't usually power it down, but I'm going to have to tonight. I >suspect that its just the spindle. Are there any kinds of lubricants >that one can apply to a disk to keep it spinning smoothly and >flawlessly? > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Marty Hoffmann Don't mess with hard drives; they are sealed in dust proof labs. If you make one slight mistake your drive will be damaged. Wait for professional advice on how to repair it before you attempt to do anything. DavidTiberio SUNYStonyBrook2-3605 AMIGA TotoProductions DDDMEN