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    Harddrive Question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Darkian, Jan 14, 2008.

  1. Darkian

    Darkian Notebook Guru

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    1.Which brand has the clicking sound hitachi or seagate?

    2.and which one is better over all?

    3. is there a temp difference between these two?
     
    Darkian, Jan 14, 2008
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  2. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    1. My western digital does.

    2. That is a subjective question, which is better ford or chevy ;)

    3. Not really +-1*C at most.
     
    nizzy1115, Jan 14, 2008
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  3. Darkian

    Darkian Notebook Guru

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    so western digital is the only one that has the clicks?
     
    Darkian, Jan 14, 2008
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  4. Samuel613

    Samuel613 Notebook Evangelist

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    My Hitachi clicked; my Seagate, generally, does not.
     
    Samuel613, Jan 15, 2008
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  5. FourForty

    FourForty Notebook Consultant

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    some do, some don't. regardless of manufacturer. People have had complaints and no single brand is exempt. Just gotta hope for the best.
     
    FourForty, Jan 15, 2008
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  6. stisev

    stisev Notebook Guru

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    My WD definitely clicks. Setting it to "performance mode" in BIOS helps a little, but not entirely.
     
    stisev, Jan 15, 2008
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  7. Darkian

    Darkian Notebook Guru

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    i take it that the Seagate is the best choice than =P
     
    Darkian, Jan 16, 2008
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  8. razorbladez

    razorbladez Notebook Guru

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    you can completely eliminate the clicking by adjusting the advanced power level of the harddrive upon starting.

    my wd scorpio 250 GB makes a rather loud clicking noise, which i eliminate by setting the power level of the hdd to 254. There's quite a few threads here explaining how.

    If you get a harddrive that doesn't click, even better :)
     
    razorbladez, Jan 17, 2008
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  9. stisev

    stisev Notebook Guru

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  10. ifti

    ifti Undiscovered

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    Seagate is 100% the best out f the two.
    My laptop came with a 200GB 7200rpm Hitachi drive. I still went ahead and replaced it with 2 Seagate 200GB 7200rpm drives.

    Hitachi's are louder and run a little hotter.

    How do I know they are louder?
    Because I have 2 Latitude D620's. One is mine, and one is from work. One has a Hitachi and my home one a Seagate. I cant definately hear the difference. The Seagate is so much quieter and, in my opinion, performs better overall.
     
    ifti, Jan 17, 2008
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