CompuServe Messages

Iain, You're not using the stock 1200 power supply for that beastie are you? That's a lot of a load to stick on the stock power brick. Try a Bigfoot supply if they have a U.K. version… or even a 500 power supply. I've seen similar problems with loaded 1200s. In one case, the power supply was marginal- it would kick out periodically. Not enough to reset the computer, but enough to spin down the drive. The "boiing' sound could be the drive spinning down. Also, I think some of those 2.5" drives have an idle spin down, for battery saving in laptops I guess. If it's been idle for a while, it will spin down. Then when you go to access it, it trys to spin up. That's a heavier load on the power supply than just running, so it will aggravate a marginal power supply situation. That's my thought, for what it's worth. -jim MOS via Autopilot & Amiga