I've noticed that even when I'm not using it, my hard disk is re-spun a time or two an hour. THere's a brief slowing, followed by the click & bzzzzt as it restarts.
I originally assumed a looze cable, but I'm reasonably convinced that the power & ribbon cables are firmly in--however, jostling them causes a similar effect. It generally doesn't cause a problem, though I've seen "IDE not responding, attempting to initializze" type messages if there is a read/write attempt when this happens. THe drive is about 6 months old; a maxtor 8.4. Should I be worried? how do I figure out whether it's the drive or cables? rick -- These opinions will not be those of ISU until it pays my retainer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
