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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: Hellstan on January 31, 2009, 06:18:58 pm

Title: Noisy drive on Z3100
Post by: Hellstan on January 31, 2009, 06:18:58 pm

Lately, the drive on my Z3100 (left side) became noisy (a light grindy sound which disappears if I slightly lift the unit from the ground).
Generally, it runs for 15 minutes when I turn it on, then after that time, grinding begins. Is it just a loose something somewhere or should I call support to have it thoroughly checked ?

Title: Noisy drive on Z3100
Post by: Ernst Dinkla on February 01, 2009, 07:27:45 am

Quote from: Hellstan

Lately, the drive on my Z3100 (left side) became noisy (a light grindy sound which disappears if I slightly lift the unit from the ground).
Generally, it runs for 15 minutes when I turn it on, then after that time, grinding begins. Is it just a loose something somewhere or should I call support to have it thoroughly checked ?

Isn't that the fan at the left side back ? Would surprise me that the printer's construction and its distortion when lifted has any influence on the internal spinning disc of a harddisc ? More likely fan blades touching their encasing.


Ernst Dinkla

Try: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wide_Inkjet_Printers/ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wide_Inkjet_Printers/)

Title: Noisy drive on Z3100
Post by: Hellstan on February 01, 2009, 07:57:52 am

Quote from: Ernst Dinkla

Isn't that the fan at the left side back ? Would surprise me that the printer's construction and its distortion when lifted has any influence on the internal spinning disc of a harddisc ? More likely fan blades touching their encasing.


Ernst Dinkla

Try: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wide_Inkjet_Printers/ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wide_Inkjet_Printers/)

Thank you, Ernst.
Didn't find anything in the Yahoo groups.
You may be right, it's rather purely mechanical than hardware related,
but I won't mess with the internals and call HP to fix it.