HMMMMMMM,
Just a guess but it sounds like the dock is trying to
connect to a duo, the whirring might be the motor that
pulls the duo in.

you or the seller should pop the top and see if the
connect mechanism is jammmed.

--- Andrew Wiens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi.  I am purchasing a dock from someone who does
> not own a duo and 
> he has no way to test it other than plug it in. 
> When it is plugged 
> in he says: "I plugged to Dock in to the wall 
> socket, it whirred, 
> ticked, then went
> silent. I unplugged it, waited a while, and plugged
> it back in, same
> result"  My question is:  can a dock have the tick
> of death and not 
> tick unless there is a duo in it?  Also, if it only
> ticks once and 
> then goes silent, does it necessarily have the tick
> of death? Thanks, 
> I haven't owned a dock in 4 years and I don't
> remember a tick when 
> plugging it in to the wall.
> -


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Brian 
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