On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 18:42:36 +0200
Vincent Voois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If the drive is ticking / clicking when operating, this sounds not
> good, but you know for sure if you attach the drive to a
> single-bus IDE connector.
Unfortunately, the drive has no IDE connector.
> If you buy a drive watch out for such vacuum-sealing methods,
> they're not properly designed to last long.
Hmmm... I'm assuming you're talking about the label covering
the top of the drive? Both the working and not-working drives
have holes on the top besides the ones under the label.. so
maybe I've dodged a bullet here?
> Another tip:avoid placing drives directly above or below cooling
> fans:they disrupt the drive and make it crash and even break it
> down. Also never EVER buy fan-racks for harddrives, it's not
> nesessary and your harddrive will die within three months if you
> nail those racks under your HD. There is a Compaq desktop type
> machine (DP/EP800 series) which have the harddrives mounted
> directly above the coolingfan of the CPU. These drives burn out
> constantly. (Fujitsu's in this case) May take a year or little
> longer, but they won't last three years.
Thanks good to know!
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