Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 22:43:17 +0000 From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Off list HDD stuff
Neil... Do you suppose the excess noise this Fuji HDD makes when it runs is an indication of bad bearings? It was a lot more quite the 1st month after I bought it. Then it started howling one night, and hasn't stopped.From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Maybe I ought to find list where problems relating specifically > to audio recording and playback are discussed. I'm suspecting > that even the various HDDs may enter the picture. As I've > mentioned, one HDD I have starts clicking after it runs a while > and gets a bit hot. I'm wondering if it's possible that an over > heated HDD could suddenly loose data transfer speed, and this > these tiny clicks, or dropouts. Any HD as it heats could drop into an autocalibrate mode to reposition the head properly. Time was (when I were but a lad) that one could get special AV drives guaranteed not to do this but I suspect those days are past. Neil
I don't know why I bought a Fuji instead of another Toshiba HDD. I've never had any problems with the Toshibas, and for some reason relate 'quality' more with Toshiba than Fujistu.
Even if the bearings are howling, I suppose the thing could very well last quite a long time. I was kind of thinking of selling it for $40-$45 USD and picking up a 30GB Toshiba that runs quieter, and may record/playback audio better. From what I understand, the large notebooks have a larger cache that makes them perform incrementally faster. Though I've mentioned this on the list, and haven't gotten any confirmation of it. I should probably find an audio list where people know a bit more specifically about the relationship of HDDs and audio.
I'm really happy with this 100CT, even if the case was a bit busted up when I got it. The screws seem to hold it all together well, and the performance is a great improvement over the 70. I guess o/c-ing to 266 is on the agenda at some point, but I wonder if it's going to stand up to Florida summers.
It's funny how huge the thing looks to me. I guess it's a slippery slide up/down the slope of acceptance going with the tiny increase of size going up the ladder Lib models.From what I've read, most o/c 100s work quite well at 266.
How it that Portege behaving for you?
Shel
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