DIY hard drive dampener a good ideia?

[pauloandre]

I recently built a new pc and made sure all the fans were quiet. The problem is that the hard drive noise (when reading/writing, not when operating) is really annoying. I searched a bit and found a cheap solution: http://www.overclockers.com/tips454/ . Do you think this is a good idea or are there any problems in building this? I wanted the hard drive to last a few years...

 

[Shadow703793]

Don't see any thing wrong with it, might want to try it as the method is non destructive.

 

[apache_lives]

The computers are connected via a switch, but the problem is still present if I connect directly with a cable.
I recently built a new pc and made sure all the fans were quiet. The problem is that the hard drive noise (when reading/writing, not when operating) is really annoying. I searched a bit and found a cheap solution: http://www.overclockers.com/tips454/ . Do you think this is a good idea or are there any problems in building this? I wanted the hard drive to last a few years...

some hdd's have an acoustic mode to keep em quiet, otherwise buy another quiet hdd - there cheap these days, anything WD or Seagate.