iMac 350 MHz SL: I replaced the original 6 GB with a Fujitsu 20 GB that was very quiet but lasted only 5 months before getting the infamous clicks of death. To their credit, Fujitsu speed expressed me a new hard drive within four working days, but the noise of the new one was horrendous. I reinstalled the 6 GB, and realised that, as loud as the replacement was, the Fujitsu was still quieter than the Maxtor and put it back in the computer. The noise grew week by week :-( I literally could not hear myself think, and spent as little time at the computer as possible. And yes, I empathise with the headaches!!!!!
I researched and went with a [large nasty carnivorous fish] Barracuda 120 GB 7200 RPM replacement. The only regret, besides the credit card bill, is ... well, it's now Saturday morning and I vaguely remember sitting down in front of the iMac for just a few minutes, and that was last weekend. No irritating noise to force me away from the screen. Maybe it's time to get another dog. Pete. At 10:38 PM -0400 9/12/03, Manveru wrote: > Hi iMac users, > > I bought a summer 2000 iMac, back when snow was unique and "chic", I am > kinda sad they adopted snow as their new "beige" but that's another > thought. > > 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. > > Thanks for any suggestions, > Michael > > --I do not think that self expression is very important, I think that > this is a misunderstanding. If I produce something, I am not > expressing myself, I am expressing the other thing which I am > producing. I believe there is a higher power which produces these > things through me. I am a medium. -- Herbert Bayer > > > -- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
