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| From | Danno <WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.hardware |
| Subject | Re: hd malfunction |
| Message-Id | <20120122225918.e610f2c2.WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org> |
| References | <jf4bu0$lad$1@dont-email.me> |
| Date | 2012-01-22 22:59 -0700 |
On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:42:24 +0000 (UTC) john connolly <wconn@kc.rr.com> wrote: > Hi, > An old pc bit the dust when after it was not used for a couple > of months the hard drive failed. In fooling with the thing I found that > I could not tell if the disk was spinning or not. Is there a simple way > to do that? > Thanks, jwc You might try taking a large flathead screwdriver and placing the head on the case, then pressing the handle to that little flap over the entrance to your ear (so that the flap closes over the hole to your eardrum). I don't know if an old hard drive makes enough noise for that "stethoscope" effect to work, but it might... FWIW, all the old hard drives I own are loud enough to warrant trying to diffuse the noise. Virtually anything PATA can be heard from a metre away, when I first fire them up. -- Slackware 13.1, 2.6.33.4-smp, Core i7 920 RLU #272755
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hd malfunction john connolly <wconn@kc.rr.com> - 2012-01-17 17:42 +0000
Re: hd malfunction J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-01-17 18:15 +0000
Re: hd malfunction john connolly <wconn@kc.rr.com> - 2012-01-17 18:55 +0000
Re: hd malfunction Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2012-01-17 20:08 +0100
Re: hd malfunction Danno <WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org> - 2012-01-22 22:59 -0700
Re: hd malfunction Tony Newman <tonyn@efn.org> - 2012-01-22 22:44 -0800
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