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NFG Forums => SIG X68000 => Topic started by: leonk on September 25, 2018, 12:47:06 PM

Title: Do 5.25 drives “thunk” on power up?
Post by: leonk on September 25, 2018, 12:47:06 PM
I noticed that when I power my X68K, my 5.25 FD makes a couple of thunking sounds. I guess it’s trying to seek a FD before system boots on sCSI

Has anyone else noticed this? It’s not the same sound as the traditional PC BIOS seeking floppies (that is more of a “bee wee” sound). This one is more like thunk, thunk, thunk.
Title: Re: Do 5.25 drives “thunk” on power up?
Post by: neko68k on September 25, 2018, 01:52:37 PM
Mine do that. Doesn't seem unusual to me.
Title: Re: Do 5.25 drives “thunk” on power up?
Post by: srtomiz on September 25, 2018, 06:54:57 PM
Quote from: leonk on September 25, 2018, 12:47:06 PM
I noticed that when I power my X68K, my 5.25 FD makes a couple of thunking sounds. I guess it’s trying to seek a FD before system boots on sCSI

Has anyone else noticed this? It’s not the same sound as the traditional PC BIOS seeking floppies (that is more of a “bee wee” sound). This one is more like thunk, thunk, thunk.

Mine does a tiny ´whrrr´ nothing else.
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