Have you maxed out the RAM? Do you have a video card that has at least 128 MB
of RAM? They could help reduce the demand on the hard drive and thus cut down
on the hard drive noise.
--- On Sat, 12/20/08, Len Gerstel <lgers...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Len Gerstel <lgers...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Quiet Hard Drive recommendations?
> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
> Date: Saturday, December 20, 2008, 11:09 AM
> 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.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Chris
>
> It sounds like you do not need much local storage. All
> mechanical HDs
> will make noise that can be noticed during the quiet parts
> of a
> movie. So I think plan B is in order.
>
> One of the new Solid State Disks (flash type memory
> configured to
> look like a HD to your computer). You can pick up a 32GB
> (enough for
> a system, a few apps and a couple of movies) one at New Egg
> starting
> at $75.00. These are 2.5" form factor, so you will
> need 2.5 to 3.5
> adapters for the cables and mounting, but those should be
> less than $10.
>
> If you do need more local storage, and you can spend a
> little more,
> you can use the SSD as a start up drive and add a
> mechanical HD for
> storage that is set to spin down after a short time of non
> use.
>
> Len
>
>
>
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