On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 17:39:07 +1000 Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I had put the drive in an external case, and connected it to the Colour >Classic for setting up as a prelude to installing it internally. The >problem is, when I turn the hard disk on, instead of spinning up, it >makes a soft 'click,click, click' sound. I initially assumed that the >drive had fallen victim to stiction and was dead, but when I actually >turn the Colour Classic to which it's connected on, shortly after the >"Welcome to Macintosh" screen appears, the drive stops clicking and >spins up as normal. > >I haven't yet put a HFS partition on it (the drive was previously used >to house a Linux installation) so I can't be sure it will mount, but it >does seem to work normally once it spins up. > >Can I trust this drive, or is it on its way out? On it's jumper block, >jumpers PK and TE are both unjumpered. (The SCSI ID jumpers are set to >ID 1) > >Thanks,
The read/write head is looking for the system folder so its stepper motor is active and noisy. Reformat the drive (low level plus zero all data) and reinstall the 68040 compatible OS. Charlie -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
