On Dec 20, 2008, at 11:09 AM, Len Gerstel wrote:
> > > On Dec 20, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Chris N wrote: > >> >> Folks, >> >> I have a dual 1.25 G4 attached to a TV that doubles as my Apple TV >> substitute. It works great for streaming videos across a wireless >> network (now I have the security issues worked out...) but it has >> one problem. The hard drive is incredibly whiney, and my other >> half basically refuses to watch anything because she can't stand >> the noise. Can anyone recommend a reliable and quiet hard drive >> for this machine? I've checked to see if it is any of the fans and >> it doesn't appear to be - seems to come from the hard drive >> itself. Any opinions would be much appreciated. My Seagate ST380021A 7200 rpm PATA drive is whisper quiet. Most of my Seagate's 7200 rpms I have are very quiet. I would guess it is one of the fans ... maybe the cpu cooling one if it has one ... turns on an off at times? Maybe a psu fan? I used a wooden cabinet to house my PowerPC 8500 I was using to play movies. The shelving had an open back, and I could close the front. Blocked most of the airborn noise. Unfortunately, it was sitting on a wooden shelf, which acted like a sound board, and actually magnified the sounds of the computer. Soundproofing the area, while retaining sufficient airflow might be a focus. Are you using SCSI harddrives? They're usually very reliable ... but tom-tom-like "clunkers". Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
