Why all the damn Noise

dj_tigger1982 · Post by **dj_tigger1982** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 6:17 am

Hey there peeps, and a good morning/afternoon or evening to you all.

I unfortunatly have a IBM deathstar (deskstar) hard disk, and by god does it make a hell of a noise when it is in use.

Is there anyway to try and shut it up a bit (apart from thowing it as far as possible)

I have tried securing the hard disk to the case with all 4 screws, and also tried to add sound proffing around the enclosure of the hard disk bracket. and still no joy.

If anyone has any ideas (and make them sensible), I will try them out.

Cheers in advance MiKe

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 8:04 am

Dunno, the couple that I have had over the past few years are pretty quiet, average. Is it the spinning...or the disk IO chatter that's bad for you?

Often a lot of drive noise is exaggerated by your mounts, and case design. The metal of the cage and case can act as an amplifier if you will. Some go as far as rubber or plastic mounts for the drives to quiet it down. Sometimes you can work on this principle yourself with some homemade adaptations.

dj_tigger1982 · Post by **dj_tigger1982** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:33 am

it seams to be a constant noise, I know there is nothing wrong with the hard disk, as it has been able to read and write constantly since i got it.

The noice apears to be like a fan that has nackered ball bearings, I have a chefentec case and it has removable hard disk bays, I tryed removing the hard disk from the case, and just running it in the bay it's self and it's still noisey.

I was thinking of coating the drive bay in thin ruber (from a gimpo suit ...LOL) and then mounting the hard disk in that way. But if that does not work, i am at a loss.

Hope this further info helps.

cheers mike

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:19 am

A noise like a steady or uneven "whistling" maybe?

If so, disk manufacturers will tell you it's "normal operating noise," even though I think that's bunk.

el bob · Post by **el bob** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:40 pm

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
Dunno, the couple that I have had over the past few years are pretty quiet, average. Is it the spinning...or the disk IO chatter that's bad for you?

Often a lot of drive noise is exaggerated by your mounts, and case design. The metal of the cage and case can act as an amplifier if you will. Some go as far as rubber or plastic mounts for the drives to quiet it down. Sometimes you can work on this principle yourself with some homemade adaptations.

Here is some info on what he's talking about:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/modules.p ... d=8&page=1

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:57 pm

That suspension idea is also incorporated into a product by NoiseControl, the makers of the famous Silverado cooler:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/noi-02.html

Innovatek also makes a product to eliminate vibration transferred from the drive to the case, albeit in a different application. I think it's overpriced, though:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/noi-04.html

The second idea for the foam insulation will likely reduce noise a lot more, but at the risk of the drive significantly heating up. There are a number of "silencer" enclosures, like this one:

http://www.directron.com/silentdrive.html