-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, 14 November 1998 13:59
Subject: Re: modern removable media drives
>> I can relate to that. I have an RA81 here that sounds like fingernails
on a
>> blackboard when it runs, but still works perfectly. I can still boot VMS
>
>A screech on an RA81 needn't be a headcrash, or in fact anything in the
>HDA. Motor bearings,
Pretty sure it's not a head crash, platter spindle bearing gone dry I'd say.
>and even cooling fans can make some pretty nasty noises. And they're a lot
easier to fix
>(often a drop of oil) than HDA problems.
Without a doubt. PC power supply, and increasingly, CPU cooling fans also
suffer from this disease. There is a big problem with cpu cooling fans in
that sometimes they fail
without making noises, and the user is blissfully unaware his cpu is having
a meltdown.
Screeching power supply fans are becoming a significant amount of my work on
older systems.
Cheers
Geoff
Computer Room Internet Cafe
Port Pirie
South Australia.
netcafe_at_pirie.mtx.net.au
Received on Fri Nov 13 1998 - 20:46:41 GMT