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by Crewdis
Sat May 22, 2010 2:10 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: P180 mini + WD Blue 640GB
Replies: 2
Views: 1611

Re: P180 mini + WD Blue 640GB

Well, my PC is darn quiet now. But i want to make it more quiet. The weird thing is that my HDD is mounted in a antec HDD cage with those rubbers and well. I think that that makes the noise. Because when i stop all fans the sound of my pc doesnt change. So its the HDD (i dont have more moving parts...
by Crewdis
Sat May 22, 2010 2:03 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Front Panel Audio Interference (Antec Mini P180)
Replies: 30
Views: 38423

wow, toasting usb devices huh? Sounds like something is seriously wrong. Have you tried contacting Antec? There's an Antec Rep around on the forums here as well. Yeah... I contacted them and they were quick to reply. They are sending me a new front panel connector setup. Will see how helpful it is ...
by Crewdis
Thu May 20, 2010 2:07 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Front Panel Audio Interference (Antec Mini P180)
Replies: 30
Views: 38423

It is such a shame. I've been through so many cases for different sized builds in my time, and the mini p180 had everything and more that I was looking for. The overall frame, bays, cable-routing, layout, and so on are all so solid. Then they go and goof up on this front panel thing and chase me awa...
by Crewdis
Wed May 19, 2010 7:56 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Front Panel Audio Interference (Antec Mini P180)
Replies: 30
Views: 38423

I (among others after searching) had major problems with the mini p180. Front audio was terrible. Also... plugging anything in the front was making all of my usb peripherals (mouse, keyboard, etc) shut off. I even had an arc to my usb thumb drive as I went to plug it in and it fried it.
by Crewdis
Fri May 14, 2010 2:25 am
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Will it be quiet?
Replies: 7
Views: 6451

I wouldn't recommend Caviar Blacks for silence. If you are just using them for storage, check SPCR's HDD recommendations (just updated on home page). I am currently forced to use one as one of my silent PC HDDs died, and the thing is just buzzing away and the seeking noises are bothersome even suspe...