cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> That would likely work. I've also used a water hose to do that on >> cars. I'm not sure how well that will work since the drives are only >> like a inch apart. With the screwdriver I might even be able to feel >> it. It's not very loud but I can hear it. One reason I can hear it so >> well, the fans on my case are very quiet. In a quiet room, I can't hear >> the fans. I can hear this drive noise even with the TV at a reasonable >> level. With no TV, I can hear it pretty well. My water hose trick >> wouldn't likely work but your screwdriver idea might work in more than >> one way. >> >> I also found this after the reply from Ian. >> >> https://www.backblaze.com/blog/3tb-hard-drive-failure/ >> >> No wonder they had it on sale. Heck, why didn't they just say it was a >> good door stop instead of a hard drive??? > I always try to get something a bit better than consumer drives, at > least the equivalent of Western Digital Red which now has a longer > warranty -- notice that a lot of drives have only ONE year warranties > now? Doesn't that make you feel warm and fuzzy? >
I'm feeling something but I don't think warm and fuzzy would be it. :-@@ Dale :-) :-)