Anyone using elastic to mount their hard drives in the P180?
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Anyone using elastic to mount their hard drives in the P180?
Just curious if everyone is using the rubber grommets or if anyone has tried mounting them with elastic.
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I initially tried the included silicone rubber grommets on my P180, but no matter how loose>tight I tightened the mounting screws, I was left with an audible hum from my Samsung SP1614N HDD.
My solution was to mount it on two 3/8" Sorbothane strips, sitting on top of a drive sled in the upper 3.5" drive cage. This worked a treat.
Suspension would be another fine option, and might possibly work a tiny bit better than Sorbothane, although at the cost of more fiddling.
My solution was to mount it on two 3/8" Sorbothane strips, sitting on top of a drive sled in the upper 3.5" drive cage. This worked a treat.
Suspension would be another fine option, and might possibly work a tiny bit better than Sorbothane, although at the cost of more fiddling.
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See I'm noticing the same thing. Do the dynamics of suspension when the drives are mounted vertically?Ralf Hutter wrote:I initially tried the included silicone rubber grommets on my P180, but no matter how loose>tight I tightened the mounting screws, I was left with an audible hum from my Samsung SP1614N HDD.
My solution was to mount it on two 3/8" Sorbothane strips, sitting on top of a drive sled in the upper 3.5" drive cage. This worked a treat.
Suspension would be another fine option, and might possibly work a tiny bit better than Sorbothane, although at the cost of more fiddling.
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Don't you think how much your specific HDD vibrates is critical?
Samsung HDDs tend to vibrate a bit more than, say Seagate or the smaller Hitachis, but they're not that bad, usually, and they vary a bit from sample to sample. I have a couple of pretty high vibration Maxtor D10s in a P180, and the single Tricool back panel fan is actually the biggest noisemaker in the system. If I damped the fan and slowed it down a bit more, the HDD vibe-sourced noise might become more of a factor, but at this point, it's really below the ambient of other noise. Admittedly, the case is sitting on carpet with underlay, so that probably helps.
Still, I think suspension is better if you have a high vibe drive, but otherwise, the difference is pretty subtle. (I'm referring specifically to the bottom HDD cage, btw)
Samsung HDDs tend to vibrate a bit more than, say Seagate or the smaller Hitachis, but they're not that bad, usually, and they vary a bit from sample to sample. I have a couple of pretty high vibration Maxtor D10s in a P180, and the single Tricool back panel fan is actually the biggest noisemaker in the system. If I damped the fan and slowed it down a bit more, the HDD vibe-sourced noise might become more of a factor, but at this point, it's really below the ambient of other noise. Admittedly, the case is sitting on carpet with underlay, so that probably helps.
Still, I think suspension is better if you have a high vibe drive, but otherwise, the difference is pretty subtle. (I'm referring specifically to the bottom HDD cage, btw)
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Anyone having an issue with these problems?clarkkent333 wrote:I just don't think the grommets are providing an adequate level of dampening. Seeks are still loud and so are idle's. I figured it was worth a try to see if there was any improvement. I'm just worried about weight load and balance since they won't be sitting horizontally.
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well the people at HardOCp got it going
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=976460
seems like an unlikely place to get an idea from eh?
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=976460
seems like an unlikely place to get an idea from eh?