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    Hard Drive Louder than it should be???

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by PaulyRags, Oct 5, 2006.

  1. PaulyRags

    PaulyRags Notebook Guru

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    Hey everyone,

    I have posted before about my HD making a clicking sound, which I have come to deal with is normal.

    My next question is, and it could be a relatively opinion based question, but, how loud should a HD be? For instance, to me, it almost sounds like the fan is on! Surely it isn't, because I check for air, but it is definitely the HD.

    I double checked by setting my HD to turn off after 3 minutes of IDLE time...once it turns off, it is totally quiet.

    The noise doesn't bother me that much, I am just curious if everyone thinks this is a reasonable amount of sound coming from the HD. When the fan IS on, I can differentiate between the two, the fan being the louder, but even still...

    Any help would be appreciated,

    Thanks!

    PaulyRags

    DELL 640M - TRUELIFE - Core Duo T2500 - 1 GB RAM - 120GB HD
     
    PaulyRags, Oct 5, 2006
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  2. lumberbunny

    lumberbunny Notebook Evangelist

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    Depends on the drive. I used to have a 5400rpm 60GB Hitachi that was whisper quiet, so I was shocked when I got a 7200rpm 100GB Seagate that, like you said, sounds like a fan is on.
     
    lumberbunny, Oct 5, 2006
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  3. PaulyRags

    PaulyRags Notebook Guru

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    Yeah, this is a Western Digital...120GB, 5400RPM HD.

    Anyone have similar experiences?
     
    PaulyRags, Oct 5, 2006
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    stewcle Newbie

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    I have exact same HDD and its noisy as you described. Probably a WD 5400rpm HDD is noisier than a 5400 rpm Hitachi or Samsung.

    The 5400 rpm Hitachi i have in my I6000 is dead quiet.
     
    stewcle, Oct 5, 2006
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