Strange HD Problem

[Trev Copland]

This doesn't sound like a power issue if everything else seems to 
remain powered. It is likely that your three-ish year old hard drive is 
failing - abnormal clicking is pretty simple to diagnose. Back your 
data up, then back it up again. Make a backup of the backup. You can 
get a large replacement drive on eBay pretty cheap (i got a 120 GB 
Maxtor for $120). Be sure you get a 7200 RPM drive - your machine will 
be noticeably faster than it is now. Furthermore, the silent beauty of 
your cube has likely been overtaken by a semi-annoying whine from the 
aging drive. A new hard drive will be whisper quiet.

Now stop reading your email and back your hard drive up.

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On Sunday, July 13, 2003, at 05:07 AM, Cube List wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> Well, finally I think that my cube is giving up! I suspect that it is
> the DC/DC Board.
>
> The problem is that most of the time, that hard drive (OEM Maxtor20 GB)
> and the CD ROM (OEM CD/DVD) will loose power suddenly, sometimes
> recovering it after a series of clicks from the HD, but loosing it
> again after few mins. It is like it goes to sleep, but just the drives.
> I have checked the power gasket (it's OK) and it has a 15' apple
> display which is working OK. I have opened it twice and reseated the
> board both times, to no avail.
>
> Anyone has had this problem before? Where could I find a new DC board?
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Francisco Romero


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