SCreaming RD54 aka Maxtor 2190

From: Gene Buckle <geneb_at_deltasoft.com>
Date: Thu Jan 18 10:07:45 2001

Chuck, this might sound a bit odd, but have you tried flipping the drive
upside down (powered off) and then powering it back up again to see if the
noise diminishes? I had an old CMI(?) 20MB drive that needed this to
_not_ squeal like it was being killed. :)

g.

On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Chuck McManis wrote:

> At 09:34 PM 1/17/01 -0800, Don wrote:
> >Chuck, if it really is an RD54 - aka Maxtor XT2190 - the motor is
> >internal and inaccessible.
>
> Sigh, says Maxtor 2190 on the label. Hmmmm, I suppose I could take apart
> but probably won't, the noise is pretty incredible though.
>
> --Chuck
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Received on Thu Jan 18 2001 - 10:07:45 GMT