The Fujitsu (mpf3204ah) hard drive is pretty quiet, but not 'silent'. It makes as much noise as a typical harddrive when seeking. It seems to run quite abit...
Gary Overgard
overgard@...
May 1, 2001 2:30 pm
537
I just picked up one of the IBM 75GXP 45 GB drives and I am very impressed with the noise level. I can hear the drive when it spins up, but once it gets going...
Bob Kimball
rkimball@...
May 1, 2001 5:35 pm
538
hi bob.. was there any problems concerning heat with the IBM.. do u use a hd cooler? i'm thinking of getting the ibm but don't wanna mess around with another ...
Kenny Cheung
kennycheung@...
May 1, 2001 11:30 pm
539
In case someone wants to check it out and share the results w/ us :) http://www.cnssystem.com/company_e.html...
Jeremy Blosser
jeremy@...
May 2, 2001 12:03 am
540
I use no cooler. The drive does not get too hot. According to the IBM web site http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/diskdrdl/desk/ds75gxp.htm#ProdSpecs the...
Bob Kimball
rkimball@...
May 2, 2001 3:49 pm
541
Someone's just posted details of a new completely silent CPU/motherboard cooling technology which looks quite promising. Available from ...
pgut001@...
May 2, 2001 11:19 pm
542
... CPU/motherboard ... ubb=get_topic&f=8&t=000020 ... That's taking "water cooling" to a whole 'nother level. . . Mark M....
mark@...
May 3, 2001 5:46 pm
543
hi there, this is my first post to the group -- glad to have found you all. i'm in the process of building an athlon system for use as a digital audio...
HH-pWang
hwang@...
May 5, 2001 6:16 pm
544
If your fans are the standard 4 pin plugs you can cut the voltage to the fans from 12 to 7 volts without the expense of buying the baybus. As you look at the...
macday@...
May 6, 2001 12:59 am
545
Hi Han, Well, let's see, you have the following components in your computer that make noise: 2 case fans, 1 processor fan, 1 power supply fan (or does the...
mark@...
May 7, 2001 4:55 pm
546
Thanks for the info -- question though: can i perform a similar procedure on my 3-pin plugs? actually, i'm not 100% sure i even know what a 4-pin fan is -- my...
HH-pWang
hwang@...
May 7, 2001 6:07 pm
547
Seagate says that mounting hard drives via isolators to prevent vibration to the case produces more acoustic improvement than you could ever get from better...
Keith Woolner
keith@...
May 7, 2001 9:53 pm
548
I just got my new PC fitted. The Zalman fan cooler works as good as it looks. However, I went for an Enermax Whisper Quiet EG365P-VE, as the shop I was...
Menno M Jansz
menno@...
May 7, 2001 10:09 pm
549
... I had the same experience. Mine was also noisier than a PCP&C "Silencer" equipped power supply. There was more airflow, but there was a definite noise...
Rick Floyd
raf@...
May 8, 2001 3:11 am
550
checkout Prag Computer for computer systems. They specialize in mostly workstations and servers, but will be happy to build a regular computer for you as well....
Support
support@...
May 8, 2001 11:12 am
551
Rick, I have the Enermax Whisper Quiet PSU, either 300 or 335 watts, bought about 2 or 3 months ago and immediately installed it. It is quieter than my old ...
Mark Bradford
mark@...
May 8, 2001 11:36 am
552
Would you describe it as a whisper? Mine is quite loud, although as Rick sais there is a lot of airflow....
Menno M Jansz
menno@...
May 8, 2001 2:01 pm
553
I had the same problem with the Enermax Whisper Quiet. It was definitely better than what I had before, but still was not as quiet as I would have liked. I...
Gary Overgard
overgard@...
May 8, 2001 3:19 pm
554
I have an Enermax Quiet PSU, and it's seems quite quiet to me. I have the PSU fan lead plugged into my motherboard, and I know that most of the time, the fan...
Tom Louie
tomlouie@...
May 8, 2001 3:39 pm
555
Hi guys, I saw the liquid cooling cases from www.koolance.com and got very excited until I saw that it required you to buy their case with it. Are there any...
mark@...
May 8, 2001 6:28 pm
556
Menno, I guess "whisper" depends on what you are used to. But the Enermax seems to be an excellent unit and is quieter than average, with lots and lots of ...
Mark Bradford
mark@...
May 9, 2001 3:31 am
557
I think the biggest problem people are running into is that their motherboards do not throttle down the fan properly. I too have problems with my Enermax PSU,...
Dirk Brewer
dirk.brewer@...
May 9, 2001 4:37 am
558
Tom, My typical rpm is at about 2650. A lot faster than your 1500 rpm, which mine only has at startup. What is your average case temp? Unfortunately as I was...
Menno M Jansz
menno@...
May 9, 2001 8:52 am
559
I thought the way it worked was that the PSU fan is thermally managed by the PSU and not by the motherboard. The cable to the motherboard is only for reporting...
Menno M Jansz
menno@...
May 9, 2001 9:02 am
560
Re: the following: "...a noisy bugger. I am now in a quest for a new motherboard (AMD preferred)that has total thermal management. One where if the temp is...
Paul Vetch
pvetch@...
May 9, 2001 9:25 am
561
I usually have case temps of about 30C, but I'm running a box with two 80mm case fans and a HD cooler. If I shut those fans off, the PSU fan alone won't keep...
Tom Louie
tomlouie@...
May 9, 2001 11:39 am
562
... There is wording in the FIC AD11 manual which *implies* that the motherboard can slow down the CPU if the temperature goes over a certain limit (it's one...
pgut001@...
May 9, 2001 4:46 pm
563
I have a FS board, 1219, and while I can see the mode control features, I can not find where the actual temperatures/fan speeds show up. Anyone know, or is...
jæms
fuzzyears@...
May 9, 2001 4:56 pm
564
Yeah my SuperMicro Dual P2 board has options in the bios to slow the processor at a certain temperature. Never tried it tho. When I get time I'll give it a go....
Menno M Jansz
menno@...
May 9, 2001 5:10 pm
565
greeting all people :-) I NEED to decrease the noise produced by my pc, as it is really awfull... I got a 700 mhz duron with a chrome orb fan. this fan...
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