Vibration Problem
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:27 pm
I recently bought a WD10EACS and a WD6400AAKS, and am happy with the performance, but have begun to notice some noise originating from those two drives.
I've read the reviews and both are supposed to have little vibration. I have a P180 case and am using them in the lower cage. The sound I'm hearing is just like a washing or drying machine, muffled in the far background (as if it were several rooms away for a floor or two above). I can only hear it when I'm at my desk and the computer is to the side. When I bring my head down near the hds, I can't hear it as well.
I'm wondering if anyone has this case and hds and if you think either of mine might be dying.
Ben
EDIT: It seems to only be my WD10EACS. Does AAM do anything for vibration? Is there a way to set the WD10EACS to only 5400rpms? I think I will end up buying another WD6400AAKS.
I've read the reviews and both are supposed to have little vibration. I have a P180 case and am using them in the lower cage. The sound I'm hearing is just like a washing or drying machine, muffled in the far background (as if it were several rooms away for a floor or two above). I can only hear it when I'm at my desk and the computer is to the side. When I bring my head down near the hds, I can't hear it as well.
I'm wondering if anyone has this case and hds and if you think either of mine might be dying.
Ben
EDIT: It seems to only be my WD10EACS. Does AAM do anything for vibration? Is there a way to set the WD10EACS to only 5400rpms? I think I will end up buying another WD6400AAKS.