WD 120 GB Special Edition issues: Am I screwed?
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WD 120 GB Special Edition issues: Am I screwed?
As a result from excellent advise from SPCR forums, I have finally **ALMOST** silenced my system (added Chieftec dragon case, ZM80A-HP, br123, some undervolted fans). Thanks everyone for your help!
However, now, there still is one little noise maker: my WD drive. I bought it before I even knew that it was a death wish for a silent pc, but, hey, it performs excellent and there is no way I can return it anyways. I noticed at SiliconAcoustics that the establishment sells a 120 GB Seagate Cuda V with 8mb cache (sounds similar to my drive). Does anyone know if the Cuda V performs as good or better than the Western Digital 120 Special Edition? Plus, it is really quieter (just to answer my curiosity)? Btw, does anyone have any input on how I can quiet my WD 120GB SE drive? I’ve heard somewhere in the forum that the SmartDrive is “useless” in quieting the drive’s whiny acoustical output, but would like to hear more input. Thanks in advance.
However, now, there still is one little noise maker: my WD drive. I bought it before I even knew that it was a death wish for a silent pc, but, hey, it performs excellent and there is no way I can return it anyways. I noticed at SiliconAcoustics that the establishment sells a 120 GB Seagate Cuda V with 8mb cache (sounds similar to my drive). Does anyone know if the Cuda V performs as good or better than the Western Digital 120 Special Edition? Plus, it is really quieter (just to answer my curiosity)? Btw, does anyone have any input on how I can quiet my WD 120GB SE drive? I’ve heard somewhere in the forum that the SmartDrive is “useless” in quieting the drive’s whiny acoustical output, but would like to hear more input. Thanks in advance.
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The Seagate is much quieter. Hardly any whine. The WD is about tops for IDE drives these days. Seagate is much lower down the ranks, check www.StorageReview.com
The SmartDrive is effective at reducing high freq noise; it does not do as well with seeks and low freq noise. The best you can probably do if you want to keep the WD is put it in the SmartDrive, and place the SmartDrive on a thin bed of soft foam at the bottom of your case. The foam will reduce the low freq / seek noise a lot.
The SmartDrive is effective at reducing high freq noise; it does not do as well with seeks and low freq noise. The best you can probably do if you want to keep the WD is put it in the SmartDrive, and place the SmartDrive on a thin bed of soft foam at the bottom of your case. The foam will reduce the low freq / seek noise a lot.
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I made the mistake of not getting Barracudas and I've had to compensate by making some rubber boxes for my hdds. It's fairly simple -- it took me 1 - 2 hrs to make one on my 1st try. http://www.silentpcreview.com/goto.php?t=s&id=67&a=1
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IBM's bad drives were mostly the 75GXPs. The 180 is 3 generations beyond that -- 60GXP, 120GXP, and now 180GXP. Give em a break. All the various makers of everything -- HDD, PSU, whathaveyou -- go through bad patches. I remember a few years back Seagate went through a bad phases & were considered nonos for a year or two.
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I would have to agree with Mike's points, I have used tons of IBM hard disk in the past without any problems. The only one I heard that had problems was the 75GXP as mentioned. Its really strange before the 75GXP came out everyone was praising IBM for it's realiability and now many people have been burnt and scared for life.
Oh well time for IBM to redeem its reliability issues..
Oh well time for IBM to redeem its reliability issues..
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Too late. They sold their entire Storage Division to Hitachi last year. Look here, does anything look familiar?ez2remember wrote:I would have to agree with Mike's points, I have used tons of IBM hard disk in the past without any problems. The only one I heard that had problems was the 75GXP as mentioned. Its really strange before the 75GXP came out everyone was praising IBM for it's realiability and now many people have been burnt and scared for life.
Oh well time for IBM to redeem its reliability issues..