Re: Checking file system on C:

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From: Crusty \(-: Old B_at_stard :-\) (B_at_stard)
Date: 06/06/04 

Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 23:06:09 -0400

I would think that you could disconnect the power to the secondary drive,
configure the main drive jumpers as either a primary or a single drive (as
the case may be). If you still hear the noise, it is from the primary drive. 

-- 
Regards:
Richard Urban
aka  Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
"John" <John@nospam.AOL.not> wrote in message
news:Peuwc.50411$eY2.10196@attbi_s02...
>
>
> Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) wrote:
> > Any "clicking" sound from a hard drive is cause for concern. It is a
> > sign of eminent failure. I may just be a coincidence that this
> > problem occurred simultaneously with running chkdsk.
> >
>
>  That is what I thought. I have had the clicking before and replacing the
> drive was done immediately. I was attempting to determine the exact drive
> that was clicking this time by running 'error checking'. The clicking
seems
> to have gone and now I wonder if it has been fixed or will it appear once
> again. I guess a replacement would not hurt but I am still not sure which
> drive was making the noise. Would it be safe to assume that it would be
the
> main drive if I noticed this clicking when sending email? I don't see any
> reason any other drive would have been access during this period.
>
> John
>
>

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