"polaris2003" <polaris2003@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>yeah I went to mfg's site and ran diagnostics, but showed "ok". thanks for
>your input.

If the drive checks out okay then it is possible that the noises are
coming from another source, such as a cooling fan.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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