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I'm not sure what you're rambling about, but the same thing happened to me.
My Maxtor started making a high pitched sound about a couple years after I
upgraded. I went out and got another 120GB 5400 rpm from Fry's Electronics,
Copied my drive to the new one and sent it back for warranty. When I got my
drive back from Maxtor, I installed it in my computer as a storage drive.
Next time I have to replace the drive, I'm going to relocate it to the dual
drive location and use a HD cooler, I saw at Fry's for $8. I like the 2.5"
drive idea. Maybe by the time my current 120GB dies, those 2.5" drives
might be a little cheaper.
BTW, what's the largest single drive you can put into a 55xx?
"John in Detroit" <Blanked@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> One can generally add fans... One may have to do some metal work and/or
> shop around for fans but they come in assorted sizes starting with abot
> one inch squares and going up to big enough to move things around in
> your living room (heck, big enough to move your living room) however you
> don't need a fan quite that large (you don't think fans come that
> large... Look at a swamp boat or a propeller driven airplane or a
> capter,,, That is ONE BIG many Horsepower FAN!)
>
> Rastamon wrote:
> > What RPM is the 60Gig? Is it louder than it should be?
> >
> > My 120Gb 5400RPM Maxtor, started to make a constant squealing sound
after
> > almost two years. Good thing it had a three year warranty, that Maxtor
> > promptly replaced. The reason I asked what RPM your HD was is that the
> > 7200RPM drives run a lot hotter than the 5400, in the 3000s, that have
no
> > cooling fans. Plus the drive is right next to the power supply, bad
design.
> >
> > It sounds like your HD is slowly getting bad sectors, until there are no
> > good sectors left. Time to replace it. You can still find 120Gb 5400
RPM
> > drive out there for about $69, get them while you still can. You can
> > probably find an 80Gb for about the same price. They are starting to
make
> > 120GB 2.5" 4500 RPM drives, but they cost almost $200. IMHO, these
would
> > make great drives if money were no object.
> >
> > If you want to keep your SS3000 running, if you decide to replace the
drive.
> > Make sure it has plenty of air space around the vents, and install a HD
> > cooler.
> >
> > R-mon
> >
> >
> > <pnbohannon@intergate.com> wrote in message
> > news:g4e951th1bueaijmrs13ck42sqst9khpfc@4ax.com...
> >
> >>On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 20:40:12 -0700, "Rastamon"
> >><Rastamon@dakine.eh.invalid> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>what Replay unit? what kind of HD did you install?
> >>>
> >>><pnbohannon@intergate.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:t1795195jds877hcnglhcr9909udhrhvp5@4ax.com...
> >>>
> >>>>My upgraded (about 18 months ago and working fine until recently) PSS
> >>>>recently started to freeze live or recorded video frequently, stop
> >>>>recording due to a lack of drive space (not the actual case, there is
> >>>>plenty of space) and make clicking noises. Eventually, it will
> >>>>completely lock up and the only way to power off is to unplug it.
> >>>>Unplugging to reset works for about 10 or 15 minutes and then the
> >>>>problems start again.
> >>>>
> >>>>I suspect this is a hard drive problem but would appreciate any
> >>>>feedback.
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks
> >>>
> >>Panasonic Showstopper H3000, maxtor 60 gig
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> John F Davis, in Delightful Detroit. WA8YXM(at)arrl(dot)net
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