Re: strange harddisk noise

2005-01-20 Thread Martin Bock
Dear listfolken, unfortunately Michelle was right. I just was at the local store. They told me if they sent my notebook to Acer, it would come back unfixed. + I would have to pay a fee of 40 EUR. They told me the noise was too silent to be accepted for warranty. So I recommend all my friends n

Re: strange harddisk noise

2005-01-18 Thread Martin Bock
Andre, I checked the smart stuff several times. I got the impression that my problem is maybe too mechanical, and smart does not even notice it. Right now I am doing a complete backup, then I will try the long test, which I have not tried yet. Thanks, Martin Bock On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 05:02:

Re: strange harddisk noise

2005-01-18 Thread Andre Metzner
Hello Martin, On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Martin Bock wrote: In October 2003 I purchased my Acer Travelmate 801. Now since today my harddisk makes strange noise, similar to old CPU fans hitting their closure. Though the noise is not very loud I am worried. you may want to read out the SMART data of the di

Re: strange harddisk noise

2005-01-18 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2005-01-18 15:15:57, schrieb Martin Bock: > Hello! > > In October 2003 I purchased my Acer Travelmate 801. Now since today my > harddisk makes strange noise, similar to old CPU fans hitting their > closure. Though the noise is not very loud I am worried. But, - if your harddrive sounds like

Re: strange harddisk noise

2005-01-18 Thread cancer
sorry, but looks like your harddrive is going to die :/ i have experience with 'strange noises from hdd' On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:46:36 +0100, Martin Bock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tanks Curt! > > Guess what I am doing right now ... > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 09:40:40AM -0500, Curt Howland wr

Re: strange harddisk noise

2005-01-18 Thread Martin Bock
Tanks Curt! Guess what I am doing right now ... On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 09:40:40AM -0500, Curt Howland wrote: > Back it up, quickly. Harddisks should never make such noise. > > On Tuesday 18 January 2005 09:15, Martin Bock was heard to say: > > In October 2003 I purchased my Acer Travelmate 801.

Re: strange harddisk noise

2005-01-18 Thread Curt Howland
Back it up, quickly. Harddisks should never make such noise. On Tuesday 18 January 2005 09:15, Martin Bock was heard to say: > In October 2003 I purchased my Acer Travelmate 801. Now since today > my harddisk makes strange noise, similar to old CPU fans hitting > their closure. Though the noise is