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acoustic noise level question
First, probably Rob Speed can answer this first one:
I read about a Samsung utility to adjust/manage the acoustic noise level for Samsung drives - is this some kind of boot disk, or can it be run in Windows "on-the-fly"? Secondly: I have a full-tower that is quite noisy from my two Western Digitals that are screwed in, and my Maxtor in my removeable caddy. Has anyone used acoustic cushioning (sound absorbing) material - I see it on sale at my local shop and I might give it a try. Maybe my case is a prime candidate given it's dimensions (lots of hollow space)? |
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 21:25:13 GMT
n/a wrote: First, probably Rob Speed can answer this first one: I read about a Samsung utility to adjust/manage the acoustic noise level for Samsung drives - is this some kind of boot disk, or can it be run in Windows "on-the-fly"? Secondly: I have a full-tower that is quite noisy from my two Western Digitals that are screwed in, and my Maxtor in my removeable caddy. Has anyone used acoustic cushioning (sound absorbing) material - I see it on sale at my local shop and I might give it a try. Maybe my case is a prime candidate given it's dimensions (lots of hollow space)? Generally acoustic lining materials don't do much. You can get acoustic drive holders that put a 3-1/2 inch drive in a 5-1/4 inch bay with good isolation--the "Smart Drive 2002C" that http://www.siliconacoustics.com sells is a good bet but you may be able to get quiet replacement drives for the same price depending on the capacity of the drives you have. Beware for the "Silentdrive" enclosure--it works but the cooling it provides is marginal for all but the lowest-powered drives--if your drives fit its capabilities it does a very good job but if they don't it can cook them in short order. Before you buy anything that though, with your case open and powered up, press your finger against the side of the drive cage where the drives are located and see if the noise goes away--if so then it's an interaction between the drive and the case and either moving the drive to a different bay or adding some damping some isolation in the form of o-rings or purpose-made grommets may make the noise go away. Before you do anything you might want to go over to http://www.silentpcreview.com and read the forums and recommendations there. The "HTPC" forum on http://www.avsforum.com also has considerable discussion of methods to make your machine quieter. Warning--the quest for the silent machine can become an addiction. -- -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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n/a wrote in message . net... I read about a Samsung utility to adjust/manage the acoustic noise level for Samsung drives - is this some kind of boot disk, Yep. http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...ties/hutil.htm or can it be run in Windows "on-the-fly"? Nope. But AAM is an ATA feature, so any ute that can change the current setting will do that fine with a Samsung drive. |
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"n/a" wrote in message . net First, probably Rob Speed can answer this first one: 'Corse' he can. 'Corse' he will. I read about a Samsung utility to adjust/manage the acoustic noise level for Samsung drives - is this some kind of boot disk, or can it be run in Windows "on-the-fly"? Secondly: I have a full-tower that is quite noisy from my two Western Digitals that are screwed in, and my Maxtor in my removeable caddy. Has anyone used acoustic cushioning (sound absorbing) material - I see it on sale at my local shop and I might give it a try. Maybe my case is a prime candidate given it's dimensions (lots of hollow space)? |
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