Do it yourself hard drive noise reduction guide
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Do it yourself hard drive noise reduction guide
Brian's at it again with his helpful technical guides! This one would undoubtedly benefit very brave SPCR'ers:
http://bbspot.com/News/2004/05/bbspot_l ... drive.html
Also of interest may be his popular guide on hard drive cooling:
http://bbspot.com/News/2004/05/bbspot_l ... drive.html
http://bbspot.com/News/2004/05/bbspot_l ... drive.html
Also of interest may be his popular guide on hard drive cooling:
http://bbspot.com/News/2004/05/bbspot_l ... drive.html
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actually, i saw a really good guide on ice-cooling hard drives. Must be better than water.Maxamus wrote:Although i have been looking into watercooling my hdd's lately
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The reason that water dampens sound so well is that it is dense and heavy. Sound is made by vibration, and dense/heavy objects take more energy to vibrate at a given noise level. In theory, a 1"-3" brass or lead shell that completely enclosed the drive would lower the volume and pitch of the vibrations to the point of inaudibility. (silence)
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Water would work, prolly very well. You would need at least 1" of water on every side of the drive.
Note that there would be the risk of a leak killing your drive.
If you're putting something in front of the drives only, I would recommend useing a heavy block of lead/brass/copper/gold or a VERY well sealed water container, and attach a 1/2" thick piece of foam to the drive side to dampen sound reflection. Without the foam the sound may bounce off of the block and back into the case. I would also recommend doing this to the sides of the drive.
Note that there would be the risk of a leak killing your drive.
If you're putting something in front of the drives only, I would recommend useing a heavy block of lead/brass/copper/gold or a VERY well sealed water container, and attach a 1/2" thick piece of foam to the drive side to dampen sound reflection. Without the foam the sound may bounce off of the block and back into the case. I would also recommend doing this to the sides of the drive.
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Water does dampen, no question, compared to solids -- if you and the source of the sound are on either side of the water, not in the water.
Alternate concept for HDD water sound dampening:
Someone here in the forums did something similar with sand.
Alternate concept for HDD water sound dampening:
- Make a 5 sided box a bit bigger than the HDD -- maybe 1" all around the circumference.
- Fill two very strong rubber bags with water. Think of something like small hotwater bottles. Place one on the bottom of the 5 sided box.
- Put the HDD on top of this. Put the 2nd rubber bag of water on top of the HDD.
Someone here in the forums did something similar with sand.