ok i'm confused on WHICH enclosure i should get now...then i decided to make this thread, so please help me... my hard disk is a Western Digital WD2000JS (200gb SATA drive, 7200rpm) and the main reason i used clothing elastics suspension is because it's vibrating...i mean the vibrations goes in all ...

so the SmartDrive 2002c is the best enclosure for hard disk noise, vibrations and heat dissipation?

so the SmartDrive 2002c is the best for hard disk vibrations, noises and heat?

but i've seen quick reviews and a review of the Nexus Drive-A-Way and they say it's good... my hard disk mainly do vibrations, and sometimes a little bit of noise. the way i'm gonna put it in my case is on top of my dvd-writer, there are 2 available slots there, i'll take one and leave the other one...

the Drive-A-Way is a bit cheaper than the SmartDrive 2002c though, since the SmartDrive is imported from Japan, it's a bit more expensive. but the Drive-A-Way seem to be as good as the SmartDrive.

so both do the job very well?

do the SmartDrive 2002/2002c support SATA?

it's funny because my WD800JB (80b 7200rpm IDE) create more vibrations...but it works just fine regardless of the vibrations, but this WD800JB is used to backup stuff, so i don't really care for vibrations on this one. another funny thing is on ther Western Digital website, they don't talk about vib...

Badger - sorry for not responding to your question. I've only just gotten around to revisiting this thread... I've been procrastinating on the drive enclosure and haven't purchased one yet :( . The more I read on the Nexus, the less sure I am about it. I'm now thinking of trying the Smartdrive 2002...

i noticed a "rumble" noise coming from the hard disk sometimes. is that another "unwanted noise" from that hard disks line? (the SATA "JS" line from Western Digital)? anyone tried a "JS" Western Digital SATA drive inside a Drive-A-Way or a SmartDrive 2002c yet? cos i'm really looking to buy that Dri...

i tried another way today, by using the clothing elastics to hold the hard disk in place on the big bath sponge, but i could hear the hard disk whine more than before, so i turned back to the clothing elastics suspensions only, with the big piece of bath foam at the bottom (at around half-centimeter...

i have a Western Digital WD2000JS SATA drive, and yes it's doing vibrations...not even the rubber grommets from the Sonata II hard disk rails can absorb that. i got tired and decided to try suspending it with clothing elastics...in a 3.5" slot, not in a 5.25" slot right now i can hear it whine somet...

i don't plan in transporting this computer anyway... i replaced regular rubber bands by clothing elastics, nearly 1 inch wide. but my Sonata 2 case i have is a bit tricky, you have to use the lower compartment so you can put an elastic and push it more inside the case to support the front weight of ...

Tibors wrote:

RaptorZX3 wrote:-it is safe to put a hard disk directly on a bath sponge?

The computer I am posting this with now has been running for about a year. All this time the HD has been lying on a synthetic carwash sponge.

thanks for the answer

so can i take off that layer of foam on top of the sponge?

hi there! i have a few questions i have a Sonata 2 case. i've put my hard disk on the lower part of the case, i used 3 long rubber bands in my case AND i used a bath sponge under it, with a layer of "wrapping foam" on top of it just in case. the 3 rubber bands support the hard-disk and touch that la...