Hello Silent-PC, Beside The SilentDrive encloser, are there any other ways to make it quieter? I don't mind the seeking noise, but the spinning noise that is...
Charles Wiriawan
the-matrix@...
Mar 1, 2001 4:44 pm
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... Best solution... Use a computer WITHOUT Hard drive... You need to have a BOOTP server somewhere in the LAN, and spome technical knowledge. It's much easier...
Rafael Collantes
racb@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:25 pm
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... See my previous email below. I must admit I havent had time to try it yet! Cheers, Menno...
Menno M Jansz
menno@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:57 pm
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... Your options are somewhat limited: o SilentDrive probably won't work because the drives are too hot. o The IBM Feature Tool only adjusts the seek speed,...
Fredrik Hubinette
hubbe@...
Mar 2, 2001 2:01 am
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I've just started making some pages descrbing how to make a PC more quiet. The focus is to describe hands-on how to make your existing PC more quiet, using my...
Fredrik Hubinette
hubbe@...
Mar 2, 2001 8:14 am
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Hi Fredrik, Great site. Couple of technical things though: -- the links for Aquastealth and Swifttech on the CPU coolers page don't work. -- the links to...
Tom Simpson
tom@...
Mar 2, 2001 8:56 am
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... There is a Finish guy who has built his hard disk enclosure in concrete. This is what what he said as I wrote him about a year ago: "Concrete is the best...
Tomas Risberg
tomas.risberg@...
Mar 2, 2001 10:52 am
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Glenn from quietpc.com has said that 30GB or smaller 75GXP drives will work in the SilentDrive enclosure. I'll let you know when I get around to putting my...
mark@...
Mar 2, 2001 3:34 pm
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That's a good idea! You could sandwich the drive between copper, like the SilentDrive, and then run the copper out of the Concrete enclosure to make contact...
mark@...
Mar 2, 2001 3:38 pm
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Hi Fredrik, Great web site! Mark. *snip* ... *snip*...
mark@...
Mar 2, 2001 3:43 pm
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Hi guys, Frederik's web page, the database, and the recent abundance of messages on this board have made me think about making my computer quiet again. I...
mark@...
Mar 2, 2001 4:02 pm
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... Do you realy need all those fans? I'm running my computer (dual 533-celerons, one old 6.4GB disk in a SilentDrive) with only the fan in the power supply...
Henrik Karlsson
z95kahe@...
Mar 2, 2001 4:19 pm
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... The ISOBOX does a nice job of cutting hard drive noise. However the exhaust fans it uses do contribute their own background noise, even under low heat...
Rick Floyd
raf@...
Mar 2, 2001 6:48 pm
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Mark and friends, ... The 115v-switchable Ultra-Quiet PSUs have been temporarily unavailable so the ones we have at the moment are 230 volt only (Europe,...
Glenn Garrett
glenn@...
Mar 2, 2001 6:49 pm
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Hello All, I just received this quote for a quiet PC built in Ca. I would really appreciate your comments, suggestions, etc, on the components and the cost. ...
jæms
fuzzyears@...
Mar 2, 2001 7:08 pm
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Hi Jaems, Sounds like it's going to be a "silent but deadly" box - very cool. A couple of points: 1. The CPU fan - can I suggest one of the radial fin coolers...
Tom Simpson
tom@...
Mar 2, 2001 10:28 pm
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The radial fin is indeed much quieter than the golden orbs I have used. Yes, ever use a winmodem, they are bad for your health. Doesn't have to be an external...
skg@...
Mar 3, 2001 12:14 am
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... Thankyou for your helpful hints. ... It seems the Radial fin would be quieter, yet there seems to be possible heat issues: "Our & others' experience has...
jæms
fuzzyears@...
Mar 3, 2001 3:19 am
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... I don't know any off the top of my head, but I can tell you that the Pioneer 6x DVD scsi drive I have can be quite noisy. ... DVD is the better option, I'm...
Tom Simpson
tom@...
Mar 3, 2001 4:39 am
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Hi gents! I've revamped an elderly minitower to use as my peer-to-peer server at home with Windows 2000. It's a Siemens Scenic Pro 5. I don't run any programs...
Mike Gray
mikesusangray@...
Mar 6, 2001 4:52 pm
355
Hi people. I'm new to this list, and just want to introduce myself. I'm 25 years, live in Denmark, and I am a Computer Systems Engineering student. I thought...
Rune Larsen
nuggi@...
Mar 6, 2001 5:06 pm
356
... I had EXACTLY the same problem with a K6-250 MHz. I solved it by getting a new fan from the local electronics shop. I paid about 1000 pts (6 Euros, 5.5 $) ...
Rafael Collantes
racb@...
Mar 6, 2001 5:26 pm
357
You can lower the speed(MHz) of your CPU if you don't use its power. Then it will be cooler. There is a software cooler to, who put "sleep" instruction (NOP)...
s-bauhain@...
Mar 6, 2001 5:36 pm
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... There are three things you can do: 1) Buy a new cpu fan/heatsink combo, I beleive that the Molex ones you can buy from QuietPC.com will work with old...
Fredrik Hubinette
hubbe@...
Mar 6, 2001 5:54 pm
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Thanks fo all the tips guys! Just how dangerous do you guys think it is to be running without a fan? Do I have to plug it right back in or can I wait a couple...
Mike Gray
mikesusangray@...
Mar 6, 2001 7:19 pm
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... fan. I run my Duron 700@850 Mhz without a fan (!) I use a stock chromeorb, but I just havent plugged the wire for the fan into the motherboard. Instead, I...
Rune Larsen
nuggi@...
Mar 6, 2001 7:38 pm
361
It's been fun, but mailbox is too full to deal with this now. ... Miles Hochstein, Ph.D. National Center for Infancy and Early Childhood Health Policy UCLA...
Miles Hochstein
hochstei@...
Mar 6, 2001 8:15 pm
362
... I really don't know how your configuration will respond to going fanless... If you try it I would suggest that you monitor the temperature closely by...
Alan Grimes
alangrimes@...
Mar 6, 2001 8:59 pm
363
... Depends on what you're upgrading to, but the Molex fans fans work with PIIIs or Athlons (depending on model) so one of those would probably be the most...
Fredrik Hubinette
hubbe@...
Mar 6, 2001 9:03 pm
364
Mike, I used to have a P133 which didn't have a fan on the cooler (it came that way) - it ran fine, and the silence was bliss. I was devastated when I upgraded...
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