Re: [tlug] HDD Reliability

[Stephen Lee <sl@example.com>]

"Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com> wrote:
> Agggghhhhh!  No sooner had I typed the above, than my 120GB IBM/Hitachi 
> drive made that weird sporadic noise it makes.... a kind of high pitched 
> groan - which sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it's a higher 
> pitch than you would associate with a typical "groan" and not so high to 
> only call high pitched.  It's weird - and scary.  I guess I should try 
> to record it (the actual sound I mean).

Is it the sound mentioned in this thread?  Hitachi said it is normal. 
Mine do it also and it is distracting, but not driving me up walls like
it does to other people in this thread.  Nevertheless it is a negative
factor when I consider my next drive.

http://www.envynews.com/forums/?showtopic=5999

Stephen