hard drive is loud!

[turmania]

my raptor 74 gigs is the loudest compinent inside my case, i need a solution for this, i was thinking of using those collermaster's cooldrive or thermaltake hardcano lines, but i think they only assist on cooling and monitoring but not at dampening/eliminating sound. is there any product that can assist on cooling and reducing noise considerably?

 

[Crashman]

Encase it in aluminum plate! The thicker the better!

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[lb19984]

It must be the vibration I cant hear my raptor unless i put my ear right on the hdd or a few inches away
Get a zalman hdd cooler
It takes the vibration away




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[folken]

If they 74s are anything like the 36.7s they are fairly noisy if your case is not well insulated. My 36.7gb raptors make a high pitched scream, sort of like a dying monitor at a high refresh rate. It is strange though that some people can hear it and some cant, I guess it is at an odd frequency or something. My family thought I was crazy when I complained about the sound my hard drives made but some of my friends could hear it too. I could hear them all the time when they were in my old crappy case. I can't hear them at all in my new lianli case.
Just get some 5.25" bay hdd silencers like the Innovatek <A HREF="http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/hdc-25.html?id=b8MDm4II" target="_new">raptorVibes</A> and put some dynomat or something similar on the inside of the 5.25" bay blank infront of the hd. That should take care of a considerable ammount of noise.

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[mozzartusm]

You are correct in your assumption about frequency. Some frequencys are easily heard by some people but not at all by others. We did a study last year that dealt with how being isolated from the rest of the world effected a persons mental state of mind. in one part of the study we used high and low sounds that are usually considered to be out of a humans hearing ability. We found that there are defintely physiological changes that occur when some of these sounds are used. ie. increased heart rate