Any good auto mechanic knows this 'makeshift' stethoscope has been in use for many years. But this is a good idea for modern motors too... 😊 I always used a long screwdriver with the handle end to my ear.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of FreeBSD User Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 12:10 PM To: Poul-Henning Kamp <[email protected]> Cc: Warner Losh <[email protected]>; FreeBSD CURRENT <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CAM: extract HDD informations about failure/to fail? Am Sun, 27 Nov 2022 21:12:49 +0000 "Poul-Henning Kamp" <[email protected]> schrieb: > -------- > Warner Losh writes: > > > It close to impossible to isolate the drive making the noise. > > Use a long thin piece of hard wood as a stethoscope. > > I keep a 30cm length of 6mm beech dowel in my tool-chest, but in a > pinch you can use a pencil or the shaft from an art-brush. > > Press one end agaist the little piece of cartilage which can close > into your ear, and hold the other end against the suspect disk-drive, > and you hear if there are any mechanical issues. > > It also works for fans, motors, bikes etc. > Awesome! I'll try this nice idea. Thanks and kind regards, Oliver -- O. Hartmann
