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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Now I'm SERIOUSLY alarmed about my Archos!!Re: Now I'm SERIOUSLY alarmed about my Archos!!
From: Grant Hardy <granthardy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:30:33 -0800 So guys, the hard drive is working PERFECTLY for the past few days and all the weird noises have stopped. Can I thus expect some more life out of it? It's only a couple of years old. On 2/23/06, Bluechip <csbluechip_at_gmail.com> wrote: > LOL > > http://www.afrotechmods.com/cheap/hdspeakers/hdspeakers.htm > > At 21:48 23/02/2006, you wrote: > >Play taps for your drive. That's the head servo trying to find the > >track. A death rattle for your drive. Salvage what data you can and > >order a new drive pronto. > > > >There's still life in that old drive, however. It will make a good > >speaker! I ran across a website the other day where the guy had made > >some 3-way speakers using a 2.5", a 3.5" and a 5" drive hooked to a > >conventional crossover network. Hook the wires directly to the head > >servo coil. No idea of the THD :-) > > > >John > > > >On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:22:27 -0800, "Grant Hardy" > ><granthardy_at_gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >Ok...starting a few days ago, whenever I put my Archos into my pocket > > >or indeed bumped it in any way, the Archos would emit this little > > >squeak which sounded like it was coming through the headphones. But > > >just today, no headphones plugged in either, I started playing a song > > >and slipped the Archos into my pocket (ok, more like dropped it into > > >my pocket) and heard this HORRIBLE squealing sound which lasted until > > >the disk span down!! WHAT is up?? > > > > >--- > >John De Armond > >See my website for my current email address > >http://www.johngsbbq.com > >Cleveland, Occupied TN > >A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.-Ralph Waldo Emerson > > Received on 2006-02-24 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |