Mine (iMac DV) makes the same noise. The stock HD was replaced by a 40 GB Maxtor and it sounds like a bathroom faucet on low. The hissss type sound. It's not bad but certainly not great either.
I bought the computer second hand so I don't have anything to compare it to just assume all IDE HDs are like this. -Chris On 9/12/03 11:15 PM, "Glenn Schunemann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If the drive is indeed making that much noise it may be going bad. > Replacing it may be the only option. Noise on 7200 RPM drives is > negligible. > > On Friday, September 12, 2003, at 10:38 PM, Manveru wrote: > >> If you remember those are the ones that were hyped as the quiet >> fan-less models, right quiet... I am fairly certain that the loud >> humming is the hard drive spinning, if I were to upgrade my hard >> drive(unlikely, considering money) would that calm the noise down? >> Are faster rpm drives quieter? Is there some sort of way to install a >> fan in my Mac, to use as white noise? Noise isn't the problem, its >> the humming of the drive which gives me headaches and sounds louder >> than the music and system sounds. > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
