[Gllug] IBM Ultrastar HD noise...?

[Stephen Harker]

Johan Granholm (JG) wrote:
> Dear Steve,
>  
> I just read (on http://list.ftech.net/pipermail/gllug/2002-May/022261.html):
>  
> On Wed, 2002-05-08 at 13:47, Kim Hawtin wrote:
>  >/ On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 12:42:16PM +0100, Stephen Harker wrote:
> />/ > I got 2 IBM Ultrastar 10,000 RPM 18GB SCSI disks (made in 
> Singapore) and
> />/ > they both periodically (every couple of minutes) make a sort of
> />/ > *wwhhiiiinne-squeak* noise. They seem to operate just fine apart from
> />/ > this. Does this mean they are dodgy?
> />/
> />/ what are the model numbers on these ?
> />/
> />/ kim
> /IBM IC35L018UWD210-0 Ultra160 18GB SCSI 10,000 RPM
> 
> Steve
> --------
>  
> I yesterday had a IBM Ultrastar 10,000 RPM 18GB SCSI installed in a PC 
> running WinNT 4.0, which also exhibits this irretating noise. Did you 
> ever find out how to cure this?
>  
> My disk is exactly the same, i.e. IBM IC35L018UWD210-0

No I didn't
They still make the same sound and they still work fine. Someone 
suggested that it was a power-save thing but thats as far as I got. They 
are servers and I don't hear them most of the time...
Sorry
Steve



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