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Thomas @ Kustom
23-01-2003, 19:54
Lo people,

I've been looking around the web for the utility or firmware update which would allow me to put the seagate barracudas into silent mode, but can't find it. What I can find is loads of sites telling me about the seek times, and the differences between performance seek and silent seek, ugh!

I've got to go and send the e-mails to all the lovely people that had orders shipped with us today, but if any of you know where I can get this, I'd really appreciate it.

cheers

Thomas
The Pimp
23-01-2003, 20:06
Which drives Thomas? The Barracuda III's were not over noisy but audible, but the Barra IV's I use myself and they are silent.

I haven't come across a Seagate utility to do this (obviously because they are so quiet normally) but I know that Maxtor have an Acoustics program which would take the drive out of low noise mode & put it into standard more for faster access times.

I am also a Seagate Partner Program Member and not seen anything like this on the software supplied by them.
Gordy
23-01-2003, 20:07
As far as I know there isnt such a utility , I've had a quick look on their site and can't find any references to it either.

To be honest I can even hear mine anyway . I do remember some1 mentioning the maxtor utility did work on seagates over on the sudhian forums but I could be wrong

Sorry couldnt be any more help :(
Thomas @ Kustom
23-01-2003, 20:21
cheers gordy, can't hurt to try it(he says as all his data goes by by)
Thomas @ Kustom
23-01-2003, 20:26
Pimp, It seems to be in all the documentation, Xdba in standard mode X Dba in silent mode, or silent seek as they say.

It's maybe urban legend 8) but I thought that there was a firmware upgrade to do this.
Gordy
23-01-2003, 21:45
thomas try searching the sudhain forums for seagate and maxtor it may turn something up :)
abe
24-01-2003, 03:07
Im working on a project for a computer with no fans etc, so its gonna have a seagate hd in it, hopefully it will be 100% inaudible.
Thomas @ Kustom
24-01-2003, 09:39
if ti comes to it, I'll put it in a silent bay, but If it can be done by software, it would be preferable.
The Pimp
24-01-2003, 11:02
Originally posted by *abe*
Im working on a project for a computer with no fans etc, so its gonna have a seagate hd in it, hopefully it will be 100% inaudible.

The BarracudaIV's are 99.9% inaudible bar when they are really thrashing where you may hear a very low volume 'ticking'. Other than that I had to keep checking the first time I used them to make sure the system hadn't crashed due to the lack of noise.
Gordy
24-01-2003, 11:17
Originally posted by The Pimp
The BarracudaIV's are 99.9% inaudible bar when they are really thrashing where you may hear a very low volume 'ticking'. Other than that I had to keep checking the first time I used them to make sure the system hadn't crashed due to the lack of noise.

I have the same thoughts compared to my old maxtor this drive is amazingly quiet
Gordy
24-01-2003, 11:22
http://forums.sudhian.com/messageview.cfm?catid=33&threadid=25484&highlight_key=y&keyword1=seagate

http://forums.sudhian.com/messageview.cfm?catid=33&threadid=20179&highlight_key=y&keyword1=barracuda

Looks like the ibm tools work :)
abe
24-01-2003, 13:48
Originally posted by The Pimp
The BarracudaIV's are 99.9% inaudible bar when they are really thrashing where you may hear a very low volume 'ticking'. Other than that I had to keep checking the first time I used them to make sure the system hadn't crashed due to the lack of noise.

Good good, that means that will be the only thing making a noise, and a very quiet one at that :D
Thomas @ Kustom
24-01-2003, 15:55
Gordy! You're a life saver! But on running the utility, I found it's already in silent mode, I think this one's a duffer! Just sounds so loud.

Thanks all the same
Gordy
24-01-2003, 16:06
Originally posted by Thomas @ Kustom
Gordy! You're a life saver! But on running the utility, I found it's already in silent mode, I think this one's a duffer! Just sounds so loud.

Thanks all the same

No probs, wot kind of noise is the drive making , as some of the early models had a problem with a high pitched whining noise , I know the later models dont have this fault :)

firmware 3.0.5 I think have this issue
Thomas @ Kustom
24-01-2003, 16:18
no it's just a loud seek noise, not clunky, but almost old drive sound, i think it's had shock, when the customers computer first arrived, it hadn't had a nice time in the couriers van!
Alan
24-01-2003, 17:16
Too bad the IBM software doesn't work with its own SCSI drives. Grrrr.!
ZStation
26-01-2003, 16:51
Intel Application Accelerator can also change the acoustic mode and power saving modes on any IDE drive.

Caveat is, you need a i8xx chipset motherboard to run the app.
Thomas @ Kustom
27-01-2003, 09:23
well this particular one is an SIS, but build plenty of the intel chipsets too, so will keep it in mind cheers 8)
ZStation
28-01-2003, 01:06
Yeah, I usually take my drives into work - my machine there is running a i815EPB chipset (all I need now is a decent CPU in it).

Heh, 733EB@825 - such a waste on a board like that...if only I had a 1.4 P3-S... :)