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Re: Linux on 170 MB drive



On Wed, 17 Apr 1996 23:17:20 -0500 (EST), in article <Pine.LNX.3.91.960417231401.165A-100000@tuna.mit.edu>, John H. Kim <jokim@tuna.mit.edu> wrote:
>The 340 MB drive in my old TP750 finally gave up its ghost.
>It'd been making a grind/whirring sound for almost 4 months
>now, so it's no surprise to me.  Sounded like the bearing
>wore out.

Uh oh! The drive in my TP750C is occasionally making some grinding/
whirring sounds too (usually when the machine seems to overheat);
I always thought the sound is because of the overheating. Sure I
thought it might be wearing out, but I wasn't thinking about that
seriously...

-- 
Ambrose Li ~{@h>tHY~}        Uhhuh. NMI received.
  ai337@freenet.toronto.on.ca   Dazed and confused, but trying to continue
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