[juneau-lug] Re: Quiet hard drives
- From: Jamie Brown <jamie.brown@xxxxxxx>
- To: juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:20:17 -0800
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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