In linux.redhat.list, you wrote:
>Since I recompiled my kernel I've been noticing my hard disk is noisier
>than usual. Lots of abrupt clicks and thumps. I'm wondering if there's
May be that your disk drive is getting a little fragmented.
>The disk is new (bought it specifically for installing Linux)...and it
>ought to be pretty quiet (I installed the same drive model in a Win95
>machine and it operates almost silently). Everything seems to be
The "quietness" of a drive depends on the case it's mounted in and how
well it is mounted. Some cases operate as an amplifier for every little
'click' of the hard drive :-(. It may be that it's not making as much noise
as you think, but, rather, your case is amplifying what noise it makes.
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