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fei
03-07-2003, 06:39
my ibm 120gig is the lousdest thing making a really high pitch whining kinda noise.
anyone with solutions to stop this?
Dunc
03-07-2003, 13:15
This (http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/product.php?view=3807&PHPSESSID=632f8305630420c97e78a216153f11a5) would do it :)
Fuzz
05-08-2003, 16:33
Have you tried using IBM's HD utilities to change the acoustics mode on the hd to quite?
gb115
05-09-2003, 01:32
I've found that reduces the seek noise (the click bits)

along with performance - but not the whine

I've got mine in a silentdrive - works fine.
fei
05-09-2003, 02:12
same results with me too get's rid of clicking but not the whine.
stuck it into a silent drive for a few weeks

but then it was reaching temps of 53c so back to whining HDD :(
gb115
05-09-2003, 11:24
my HD temps are 37-40C in my silentdrive

that is the temps from SMART so I'm not sure how accurate they are.

I fasten to add, my PC is not silent, I sort of gave up trying to make it so halfway through. so there is an allright amoutn of airflow about the case , which maybe helps the drive temps.

in my other case , I've got 120Gb Barracudas in aluminium silent drive cases (called Smart Drive 2002) and these run much hotter. I think it must be due to the case being smaller and more cramped, and the lack of airflow.
shifty.ricky
08-09-2003, 11:20
Just stick a load of delta fans in your case. No more whining HDD.
ParrotBoy
08-09-2003, 11:39
LOL, Well, not that you can hear over the aircraft taking off anyway :)
blackstar
25-09-2003, 01:42
Originally posted by gb115
my HD temps are 37-40C in my silentdrive

that is the temps from SMART so I'm not sure how accurate they are.

I fasten to add, my PC is not silent, I sort of gave up trying to make it so halfway through. so there is an allright amoutn of airflow about the case , which maybe helps the drive temps.

in my other case , I've got 120Gb Barracudas in aluminium silent drive cases (called Smart Drive 2002) and these run much hotter. I think it must be due to the case being smaller and more cramped, and the lack of airflow. can you get those in the UK?