You might try turning the drive, or the machine that it's in, upside down. I've done that before as it turns out that even though they are sealed drives, there is still lubrication that ends up getting warm and flowing to the bottom. So, in order to get the lubrication to move to the other side, turn the machine upside down and let it run that way. Or if that doesn't work, and you're brave enough to take the drive out, then do so and put it into anything that has a power cable to connect it to it and just let it run upside down for awhile. The same principle works for the older box fans you put into a window. I had a friend that had one that would make a noise like a banshee. He turned it upside down so the knob that was on top, was now on the bottom. Once he did that, the fan got nice and quiet. It doesn't take long to fix this problem as I've done it on more than one occasion, without harming the drive.
Just my 2 cents worth, especially if you don't want to hear the noise. -----Original Message----- From: Wolfman <[email protected]> To: iMac Group <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Nov 28, 2009 12:09 am Subject: Re: G3 400 MHz iMac that has a loud buzzing noise Thanks to all who responded! Steve On Nov 26, 1:40 pm, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Christian Wacker wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Wolfman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It is a high pitched whining noise. > > then you're good! > > High Pitched Whining is common for older drives, but it doesn't mean > > dead, heck, my old laptop still works with it's 4gb hdd... whines > > worse than a 2 year old, but still runs just fine. > > We had a server with two 4Gb SCSI drives in a raid. Those suckers > sounded like a bloody power saw. The other guy who worked around them > and I would make a gesture like we were operating a radial arm saw when > the drives get particularly noisy. I still have the drives somewhere. > AFAIK they still work, I just don't want to use them because of the > noise (and that they are only 4Gb). > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
