The amount of combined disc activity most likely. See how it goes, then go from there I reckon. Darryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Carneal" > > I have been told today that Raid servers are enormously loud. Other than > fans running, what is there that makes a lot of noise? I know the hard > drives make some noise, but surely, not so loud that it requires the server > to be put in a soundproofed computer room. To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk