HMMMMMMM, Just a guess but it sounds like the dock is trying to connect to a duo, the whirring might be the motor that pulls the duo in. you or the seller should pop the top and see if the connect mechanism is jammmed. --- Andrew Wiens <macfreak4 at softhome.net> wrote: > Hi. I am purchasing a dock from someone who does > not own a duo and > he has no way to test it other than plug it in. > When it is plugged > in he says: "I plugged to Dock in to the wall > socket, it whirred, > ticked, then went > silent. I unplugged it, waited a while, and plugged > it back in, same > result" My question is: can a dock have the tick > of death and not > tick unless there is a duo in it? Also, if it only > ticks once and > then goes silent, does it necessarily have the tick > of death? Thanks, > I haven't owned a dock in 4 years and I don't > remember a tick when > plugging it in to the wall. > - ===== Brian Personal Email briang113 at yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com