On Thursday, February 12, 2004, at 01:01PM, Marco van de Voort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've a lot Compaq discs too. Usually 7200 rpm 2Gb discs (like st2490a, >st32550). > >You don't know what noise is until you have had a 2490a :-0 > >I've a disc cabinet with 7 of them (for my Compaq Proliant), and they start >one after eachother (to keep drain on current down). > >It's like a F16 accelerating :_) I have a 1.6"x3.5" Seagate Cheetah ST118202LC and 10krpm SCA drive awaqiting a system that I can run it in succesfully - it sounds like I'm trying to re-create Frank Whittle's jet engine experiments in my room! It's actually only moderately noisy at full speed, it's just the spin-up cycle and, more so, the spin-down cycle that's SO loud. -- Mark Benson http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
