From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Fri Aug 16 2002 - 23:42:51 EDT
you CAN..
take two 30gig, one in the drive bay and one in one of the ultrabays..
the clicking is, more or less, a normal phenomonon..
there is a cure but i forgot what it was.. :-)
try moving the swap file or change the location or size or defrag the
drive..
i've experienced this clicking on one or two T21's and an X20, but not on
any of the other numerous thinkpads here present now or in the recent past..
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Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Kuznitz" <docfxit_at_theoffice.la>
To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: Weird Clicking of hard drive on New A31
> I bought one of those also. I have the same sound. I called IBM
> they had me do all kinds of tricks and couldn't find the problem.
> They tried to talk me into putting up with it till it breaks and then
> sending it in under warrenty. I don't think it's the hard drive because
> the hard drive is on the left close to the screen. The noise sounds
> to me like it's on the right side away from the screen. What I did
> was asked to return it within the first 30 days. I then bought an
> A31p. I did like the 30gb hard drive on the A31 because it was
> totally silent. I now have a 60gb drive that isn't bad but I can hear it
> like a normal drive. I wish I would have gotten two 30gb drives
> instead of the one 60gb drive.
>
> Gary
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > I've been a long time lurker of this List...had a 770 for a while.
Anyways I
> > just received a New A31 with 1.6Ghz P4, 256 RAM, 40 Gig HD - Model
2652D3U.
> >
> > Is it normal for the hard drive to be making a clicking sound every few
> > minutes? It's not the normal whirring sound I usually hear from
HDs...it
> > sounds more like fingernail tapping on plastic. I booted up the
> > system...setup WinXP...everything seems to be in working order....but
this
> > clicking sound is bothering me. Is this normal? The HD in my old 770
wasn't
> > this loud.
> >
> > Anyways I would appreciate any input on this matter.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -TD-
> >
>
>
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