Maxtor 6Y080L0 terible noise

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hey i have Maxtor 6Y080L0 as my hard drive
it maked terrible noises ever since i got it...
its like grrr but its really anoying, its only happend when that red
led in my case which like the computer is "thinking" is on, plz help
me

 

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On 16 Jul 2004 17:48:01 -0700, Dutchy <dutchy@coolmail.co.il> wrote:

> hey i have Maxtor 6Y080L0 as my hard drive
> it maked terrible noises ever since i got it...
> its like grrr but its really anoying, its only happend when that red
> led in my case which like the computer is "thinking" is on, plz help
> me

You'll need to describe the noise further. Rattle/squeak/click/groan/etc.

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"Peter Hucker" <hucker@clara.co.uk> wrote in message news:<opsa9bdvlkaiowgp@blue>...
> On 16 Jul 2004 17:48:01 -0700, Dutchy <dutchy@coolmail.co.il> wrote:
>
> > hey i have Maxtor 6Y080L0 as my hard drive
> > it maked terrible noises ever since i got it...
> > its like grrr but its really anoying, its only happend when that red
> > led in my case which like the computer is "thinking" is on, plz help
> > me
>
> You'll need to describe the noise further. Rattle/squeak/click/groan/etc.

well i could describe it as a click, but like a few clicks in a time

 

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It's probably just normal seek noise. You can download the AMSET utility
from Maxtor's web site and use it to activate quiet mode. It will slow down
seeks a bit, but I doubt you'll notice any performance loss.

"Dutchy" <dutchy@coolmail.co.il> wrote in message
news:340ff746.0407161648.3b6dc7d5@posting.google.com...
> hey i have Maxtor 6Y080L0 as my hard drive
> it maked terrible noises ever since i got it...
> its like grrr but its really anoying, its only happend when that red
> led in my case which like the computer is "thinking" is on, plz help
> me

 

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"Susan D." <sdoucette@navisite.com> wrote in message news:<TaSKc.11294$Wv4.7055@okepread03>...
> It's probably just normal seek noise. You can download the AMSET utility
> from Maxtor's web site and use it to activate quiet mode. It will slow down
> seeks a bit, but I doubt you'll notice any performance loss.
>
> "Dutchy" <dutchy@coolmail.co.il> wrote in message
> news:340ff746.0407161648.3b6dc7d5@posting.google.com...
> > hey i have Maxtor 6Y080L0 as my hard drive
> > it maked terrible noises ever since i got it...
> > its like grrr but its really anoying, its only happend when that red
> > led in my case which like the computer is "thinking" is on, plz help
> > me

okay i did it
it didnt detect any maxtor drives in my system but the drive IS in my device manager
D:\amset>amset /quiet

AmSet v4.00

Searching for Maxtor Drives on Primary port.....
Searching for Drive 0 ..... No drive found.
Searching for Drive 1 ..... No drive found.
Searching for Maxtor Drives on Secondary port.....
Searching for Drive 0 ..... No drive found.
Searching for Drive 1 ..... No drive found.
this is what he sayed

 

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I have the same model drive, but the control board burned out on it.
If anyone has this model drive with a mechanical failure and would
like to let me tinker with the control board from it, please contact
me at avarice@bellsouth.net

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avarice@bellsouth-dot-net.no-spam.invalid (neuronmage) wrote in message news:<40feb03e$1_3@news.athenanews.com>...
> I have the same model drive, but the control board burned out on it.
> If anyone has this model drive with a mechanical failure and would
> like to let me tinker with the control board from it, please contact
> me at avarice@bellsouth.net
>
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any ideas?