> I recently put together a new machine, and right after I started it up it
> fried an older hard drive that I was planning to use until I could get a
> newer one. I noticed a burning smell then, and assumed it was the drive,
> but after I had replaced the drive the smell persisted. After a week I
> don't smell it anymore, but it did have a smell for some time,
> like burning
> plastic. Should I be concerned about this? So far I have had no other
> problems with the system,  in fact it works remarkably well, and was
> trouble free to set up. Thanks.

The odors from this type of damage are persistent and can remain for days or
longer.

Jim Smithheisler

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