> >> Hello, > >> > >> I while ago I emailed asking what to do about my noisy Quantum HD. I > quickly > >> replaced it with an old Seagate Barracuda 2GB HD I had. I found this > Hard > >> Drive just too noisy, and I decided that I now need a bigger drive. > > > >Old barracudas were NOISY and hot.[snip] > > > >Keep looking for older IBM 7200rpm 50 pin drives, they were quiet, > >you really don't want to go back to 5400rpm days. > >[snip] > >Cheers, > > > >Wizard > > I can attest to this. I just got a IBM Ultrastar 18ES 9.1 GB 50 pin 7200 > rpm SCSI-2 drive off swap.[snip] It is so quiet I can't tell if > it is even writing to the drive half the time. Rotation speed whine is > virtually non-existant, as well. > [chop] > > Dr. Michael
We like our computers quiet, don't we? A couple years ago, I bought a 2GB Quantum 50-pin 7200 RPM drive for my computer, then an LCIII. (How things have changed!) I bought that specific drive because it was a drop-in replacement in the LCIII, whose case has NO room for adapters of any kind. However, when I got it, I found it to be both too noisy (rotation whine) and too hot for a pizza box Mac, so I bought a 2-bay external box (CD drive went in there, too) with fans to keep things cool, and went to a lot of trouble to soundproof it. The end result was a box bigger and heavier and noisier than my Mac, but I still use it, and it's still my biggest HD! It still whines, too; I never could figure out how to completely soundproof the box while allowing for ventilation. As an added benefit, I have a luggable (several pounds) HD that's stayed with me over a couple upgrades. It's a fast drive, too--SCSI 3 narrow. I just wish I could take the fast bus on my WGS 7350 out of the box and take advantage of it's speed! Hmm. Noisy internally, or slow externally? In my current setup, I keep my CPU, printer, and drives on a coffee table under the drafting table I use for a desk. That helps both desktop real estate and noise, but my monitor buzzes and I can't exactly keep that on the coffee table! I'm considering getting a bunch o' carpet scraps to keep the sound from bouncing around so much. I'd bore a hole in the wall and put the CPU in the next room, except the bathroom's already too small and I live in an apartment anyway. All that to say I heartily recommend the quietest drive you can find. And get a fanless computer, too. Plant a money tree in your backyard while you're at it.... Just don't buy used HDs--every one I've bought has died a terrible death on it's 91st day. Anyone have a good source for inexpensive warranted drives? For a discussion of HD noise, see: http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1540/ One of the few discussions of disk noise I've seen online; I'd love to see more on this topic. Jesse -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
