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    How to dampen the noise level on the M1530 hard drive?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by IM_ALL_IN, May 2, 2008.

  1. IM_ALL_IN

    IM_ALL_IN Notebook Consultant

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    I love the computer except the constant and annoying hard drive noise. Someone on another forum recommended putting washers or a cloth of some kind over the hard drive.

    Are these viable options or should I look into something else? I have a 250G 5400 RPM FWIW. Would a cloth over the hard drive be a fire hazard?
     
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    IM_ALL_IN Notebook Consultant

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    Any thoughts on this? Obviously one issue is finding the correct material to avoid overheating. Surely someone must of done this :)
     
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    Putting a cloth over the HDD will definitely give you overheating problems. Try enabling acoustic mode in the BIOS and see if that helps.
     
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