Mehdi El Gueddari wrote: > Hi, > > My "brand new" powerbook 3400 has a very annoying problem : a "clack" sound > appears as soon as the powerbook is powered on and repeats itself every few > seconds or dozens of seconds (I hope that you understand what I mean). That > sound comes from the inside of the powerbook and is apparently related to > the hard drive : when I put the hard drive in sleep mode, there is no more > "clack". > Does anybody here know what that sound could be and how to stop it ?
If you're lucky, it's simply that the drive is fragmented and optimizing it, as others have suggested, will fix it. If you're not, it's a sign of impending disk failure, and will continue or even get worse as a result of the heavy disk activity that optimization entails. Make sure your important stuff is backed up! -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
