Bob Razler on Sun, 2 Dec 2001 15:19:03 -0500


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RE: [PLUG] Desperate call for help - HDD problems...


I think the clicks are the actuator arm recalibrating or something like
that.  My SCSI drives click once when they spin up, but when they go bad, I
usually hear more clicks then one.

-----Original Message-----
From: Guillermo Moyna [mailto:g.moyna@usip.edu] 
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 2:23 PM
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Subject: RE: [PLUG] Desperate call for help - HDD problems...

>Well, it has surprised me on more then one occasion.
>
>Do you hear clicking when it tries to spin up?

I do hear a very faint 'click', but that's all. Maybe the motor?

G.

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