Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 18:46:08 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Graham Bentley <gbentley@uk2.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SCSI Shock Advice ! Message-ID: <41530BE0.1020701@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20040920223848.007d72e0@mail.uk2.net> References: <3.0.6.32.20040920223848.007d72e0@mail.uk2.net>
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Graham Bentley wrote: > Hi All, > > When I was about to install the new drive which was sitting on top of > the system box I tilted the box to move the disc access LED lead onto > the SCSI card. My nice new SCSI disc slid off and hit the MDF worktop > - Agh ! > > I reckon the drop height was about 14" ~ do you think this would have > exceed the G Force limit and invalidated my warranty / casued any > damage ? > > The reason for asking is that I never really got up close and > personal with a SCSI disc before and it does make some odd noises? > > Currently there is a frequent one every so often - its two > freequencies that last about a second or two each. > What model is it? A 36LZX or 73LZX? If so they do make an awful screeching noise. When I got mine (off eBay) I thought the bearings were on their way out, but searching Hitachi's website (Hitachi now own IBM's HD division) threw up this http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/qcheck.htm#a4 Mine makes this noise a lot more frequently than once per minute that they state and it's extremely annoying. My Seagate OTOH is almost silent except when it's doing some serious thrashing. HTH Mark
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