[juneau-lug] Re: Quiet hard drives



On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, Jamie Brown wrote:

>
> Machine noise seems to be a constant battle.  The place to start is the
> fan.  Since you've already cleaned / replaced yours, its got to be the
> hd.  Did you pull the power to the hd to prove it?  If you  are
> particularly atached to a drive you can conside enclosing it in
> sound-proofing.  See http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/00017.html or
> similar.
>
> The same site recommends the Seagate Barracuda IV as one of the quietest
> drives available. (http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/00020.html)  I
> just bought an 80gig (they now make a 120 also) from SpartanTechnologies
> for $99 & am happy with it - so far.
>

Yup, I know it is the drive.  The fans alone are nice and quiet - the
drive has got that high pitched annoying whine.  Thanks for the link -
I'll look into a quieter drive.  (This thing is spun up all the time, so I
don't want to put an enclosure around it.)

I guess the BEST solution would be to find a power suppply for the NCD
Explora Pro X terminal I picked up at Surplus. That thing has no drive,
and no fans either. Perfect way to noise-test a monitor I guess...

Cheers,

James


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