I fixed the HDD humming noise on my Sonata!

Enclosures and acoustic damping to help quiet them.

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MiKeLezZ
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I fixed the HDD humming noise on my Sonata!

Post by MiKeLezZ » Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:30 am

I did try everything:

- I put acoustic foam all inside my case
- I removed the plastic mask on the front case
- I used paper to let the 3,5" and 5,25" bays stay firmly in position
- I used Zalman's rubbered bolts on all my HDDs
- I changed the HDDs from Samsung to Western Digital
- I changed the heatsink and the case fans
- I layed off the case on the side, and put something very heavy over it
- I removed everything but 1 HDD
- I removed the front door
- I called an exorcist

Nothing. That humming, rithmic, noise (due to HDD vibrations) was always there.

Then, after 2 years of agony, something strange happened.
I found the solution.

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Maybe it could help.

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Post by xan_user » Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:36 am


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Post by Pigpen » Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:17 pm

Thanks for the laugh.

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