Re: [cobalt-developers] RAQ3

[jale@xxxxxxxxxx]

> > The hard drive in my raq3 is making a noise periodically.  my guess is
> that
> > it's about to fail.  I bought the system off of ebay and I have had no
> > problems, so this is the first time I've needed to do anything to the
> > system.  I do have a "Cobalt RAQ OS RESTORE" Cd.  What are the steps to
> > replace the drive.
>
> Before you go too far down that road, are you sure it isn't a fan? Bad
> bearings in those fans sound JUST like a failing HD. Open the top, and wait
> for the noise to happen again. Unplug the fans when it does, I'd put the
> odds at AT LEAST 50/50 that that's the problem.

I replaced both fans AND put in new hard drives at one time; no RESTORE, 
used dd to make copies of the current drive, much less work. Then I put in 
a 2nd drive and used dd's to make a backup copy of the first drive. No more 
noise from my fans, and I have the piece of mind of new hard drives.

Jale

PS: If you need fans for the RAQ3, ask Brandon, he carries them


> Just my $0.02,
>
> Brandon
>
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