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I tried it, I'm convinced that it only has negative effects on the drive. And the whole you can't really move it too much is annoying. A decent drive will not have any audible noise.
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Dude you were taken, next time look at the specs before you buy crap hardware. My roomate has 2 160gb wd & seagate and I haven't heard those things since the opend the package and unwrapped them.
Edit: Can you say fluid dynamic bearings:
http://www.nextgenelectronics.com/seagate120ata.shtml
Originally Posted by Tyop As to suspending harddrives, don't knock it until you try it. I've got two suspended harddrives and they're utterly inaudible with the case closed. No idle or seek noise at all. I've even transported the case 1800 km, with harddrives still inside, in the back of a car (not one of my proudest moments, but still). |
I tried it, I'm convinced that it only has negative effects on the drive. And the whole you can't really move it too much is annoying. A decent drive will not have any audible noise.
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Originally Posted by ooheadsoo My 5 installed drives are composed of 2 seagate, 2 maxtor and a wd, all purchased within the last year or two sizes between 80gb and 120gb. They are all noisy as hell, sorry. I want a new case right now that will contain noise better. |
Dude you were taken, next time look at the specs before you buy crap hardware. My roomate has 2 160gb wd & seagate and I haven't heard those things since the opend the package and unwrapped them.
Edit: Can you say fluid dynamic bearings:
http://www.nextgenelectronics.com/seagate120ata.shtml