On Mar 31, 2010, at 2:24 PM, John Musbach wrote: > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 9:36 PM, geno.y <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> The other day I bought 2 brand new SCSI drives from Computer Geeks off >> ebay. The drives were so cheap, I couldn’t resist. I got what I paid >> for. >> >> Both new drives make a squeaky sound, sort of like a squeaky wheel. >> It’s consistent, happens every 35 seconds or so. I know this isn’t a >> good thing, but does it mean imminent drive failure or is it just a >> nuisance sound? > > Open them up and spray wd-40 on the moveable parts. >
I hope you're kidding. Hard drives are assembled in a clean room to avoid having even the slightest mote of dust come into contact with the moving parts. Not only will opening up the drive void the warranty (the original poster bought new drives), but it will cause contamination that will lead to failure. Spraying WD-40 on the internals of a hard drive is insane. Sure hope you were joking, because there's someone out there who will think that's a good idea. Sheesh! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
