At 6:02 PM -0500 11/23/02, I wrote: >At 2:50 PM -0800 11/23/02, Paris Margaritis wrote: > >>It is possible that the drive is about to die, especially if it is >>starting to make noises. The G3 machine is obviously OK since the other >>SCSI drive works. Have you tried placing the Seagate back in the Quadra >>and checking if it does the same there? >> >>Just a thought.... > >That was going to be my next move but tomorrow. The drive was working fine >just prior to removing it from the Quad. Do Seagate drives announce failure >with an alarm? There has to be a tiny piezo speaker somewhere on the board. >I've never heard a drive beep before.
I just put it back in the Quad and I guess it's dead Jim. Same partial spin up and beeping. The beeping got loud, it shut itself off briefly then the routine started again. Good thing I had it backed up <hint for those who don't :) >. Thanks for trying to help Paris, Hardy Menagh, Hardsdisk Ltd., a branch of the Abandoned Computer Shelter. Sponsored by jmug.org. <http://www.mac-group.org/jmug/acs.html> for a branch near you. E-mailed from a beige G3 Macintosh. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
