Hi Yes, I read that problem before with the Hitachi drives. However, mine is an IBM drive, and it makes a different sound. Users of the Hitachi drive said, that they get the sound, that is like:
tick.....tick....tick....tick However, All I get is tick and then nothing for 10-20-30 mintues, and then again, tick. Anybody heard that before? Thanks Ben On Thursday 16 December 2004 02:46 pm, Antonio Expósito wrote: > Compaq presario 2800. Debian Woody. This clicking noise is connected with > the power policies of the HDD, $ parking head $ parking head $ parking > head, do you have a HITACHI HDD? That is the Fact! See their www page > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Romana Branden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Enviado el: jueves, 16 de diciembre de 2004 2:39 > Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: Anders Ellenshøj Andersen > Asunto: Re: Loud Harddrive Clicking noise periodicaly-Dell700m > > On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:33 am, Anders Ellenshøj Andersen wrote: > > Torsdag den 16. december 2004 01:33 skrev Benedek Frank: > > > On my laptop, a Dell 700m, which has a 30GB HDD, I hear a loud click > > > every now and then. I think I read it somewhere, that some harddrives > > > or controllers have a problem. Or it may have been a BIOS problem, but > > > I cannot recall it. I read it somewhere some time ago. > > > > > > Did anybody has the same problem with a loud click-ish sound coming > > > from the HDD, while using Linux (Debian Sarge 2.6.8-1-386) ? > > > > Sounds familiar. Don't think it is a problem though. Older disks, like > > Quantum fireballs would make quite loud clicks now and then if I remember > > correctly. I don't think it is specific to laptops either. > > > > Anders > > my acer aspire has a 40gb that does it. doesnt seem to bother anything. > running sid and the evil xp - but 99% of time sid. does it in both though, > so > not o/s issue:)
