On 17 Jan, this message from Claas Langbehn echoed through cyberspace: >> I have the Fujitsu MHR2040AT (installed myself in my TiBook). It is >> relatively silent (no high frequency noise...), but it made lour > > It was exactly that drive. For the reason of the noise, I would > NOT recommend it for an iBook. But maybe it is different with > TiBooks. I think the main problem is that the iBook has got > ventilation slots for the harddisk. Through there the noise > comes to your ear. If you close them it is quite,
The TiBook case is closed indeed. But yes, when you're in a quiet room, the noise does seem loud. > but the harddisk > will get too hot. And the MHR2040AT was a lot hotter than my > previous harddisks (Toshiba GAP.... / IBM DJSA-210). In the TiBook it is mounted below the trackpad, and I didn't notice any more heat than before (Toshiba disk). Cheers Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. "
