Put the disk inside a hdd silencer box? There are a few different types.
I saw a DIY type a while a go with two plates of 15-20mm aluminum screwed together with the disk in between. Some foam for the remaining space. Good cooling and very little noise.
Looked at the box option but the only one i can find here in the UK is the silentdrive version which is ment to over heat your hdd I found a great SMARTDRIVE version though only availible in the US (cant find it here ) As for that DIY project i think its the www.silentpcreview.com one that i am thinking about except i was planning on using thinner alu bent into a "C" section with insulation in the middle of that "C" on the top and bottom. What do you guys think ???
Have a read in the tutorial section HERE a quote from the site says "Adding heavy aluminum plates to hard disk to increase mass and decrease actuator noise wasn't very effective"...also i will have a look for an enclosure...not the silent drive one.
I am indeed avoiding the silentdrive ones for they are ment to cook your HDD. From the silentpcreview.com site the SMARTDRIVE they review looks very good but I can not find it in the UK. I have tried a simular product to the cooldrive which is a removeable caddie called an ICYDOCK. This I also padded with offcuts from acoustic matting but I had nop sucess there I think the drive is just plain noisy thanks anyway Bonytony :happy:
After trying to prove you wrong...i gave up its not on sale here:huh: but the smartdrive 2002 looks very impressive and HERE will ship one over to you as well.
I would have prefered it if you had proved me wrong indeed i though the 2002 was most impressive also. I found that company but I expect they will charge us UK boys a fortune to ship them over. I could not find a review of it though. Cheers again.
I suppose its not too bad. Mind you in my case all 4 5 1/4" bays are full (dvd, cdrw, livedrive, Digidoc5) so would have no where to fit it was thinking of fixing it somehow below the 3 1/2" bays but it will just be a pain. Something to wait for when I get a new case which one be for at least a year.
Enyo, before buying any hardware I try to read up on as many review as possible. The reviews for this product go 90% against it as it can lead to melt down for you HDD some sites such as www.silentpcreview.com go as far as to warn against this product thanks for the suggestion though
You have hit the nail on the head Enyo
"Frankly, this product is here so that we can caution you about it. While providing some noise reduction, it is known to overheat drives. The manufacturer warns about use against 7200 RPM hard drives, yet one reads ongoing accounts of users damaging their 7200 RPM drives in the Silent Drive. We would only use it with 5400 RPM drives and keep an eye on drive temps. Design and construction quality are not great. Dec/02."
Also Hi EP and people. I found this place again while looking through a oooollllllldddd backup. I have filled over 10TB and was looking at my collection of antiques. Any bids on the 500Mhz Win 95 fix?
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