[juneau-lug] Re: Quiet hard drives

They are given a db rating, at least a number of the drives are.  If you
look at a lot of drive reviews you will also see db ratings there too.

Jeremy

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And why aren't hard drives given a db rating (both new & after, say, 
10,000 hrs.)? 

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.


James Zuelow wrote:

>Anyone have advice for finding QUIET hard drives? I keep a machine in 
>the living room at home, and it is noisy. I bought one of those Costco 
>20GB drives a few years ago (Western Digital IDE) and it has a high 
>pitched whine that just cuts through the case and computer hutch.  It 
>sounds like a fan that is out of alignment, and in fact for a long time

>I thought it was a fan making the noise.
>
>I'd like to replace the drive with something quieter, but before I go 
>shopping I thought I'd ask around about models people might know of 
>that are quieter than others.
>
>Cheers,
>
>James
>
>  
>




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