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    Again: New SSD drive is not silent?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ITemplate, Mar 6, 2009.

  1. ITemplate

    ITemplate Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    My new Intel X-25M SSD drive makes some "static" sounds - very faint though - when its working hard. I thought SSD drives was 100% silent?

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  2. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    sometimes, computerchips make some faint noises when working. you can search for cpu noise on this forum and find a lot about it.

    i had a samsung ssd, a very old one (bad jmicron crap, too). it made high pitched noises when accessing the data.

    i dislike such noises very much. can you return it for a new one? as no one else reported that problem, it may be a defect of yours.
     
    davepermen, Mar 6, 2009
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  3. ITemplate

    ITemplate Notebook Consultant

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    Yes I have 14 days return rights. However Im not sure it bothers me, but I dont wnat a faulty drive. I have email Intel about this, hopefully theres an explanation.
     
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  4. ramgen

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    I don't think chips make any noise. Inductor coils may be responsible from that but I am not sure if there are any inductors in a SSD..


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  5. Sc4Freak

    Sc4Freak Notebook Geek

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    EMI on the speakers?
     
    Sc4Freak, Mar 6, 2009
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  6. ashura

    ashura Notebook Evangelist

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    My ears have always been pretty sensitive and I've picked up that sound from ALL of my SSDs [including the Core, the Titan, the Corsair 128 and the X25-M]. It's not necessarily the sign of a defective drive.

    It also might be due to your age, the younger you are the more high pitched frequencies you can hear.
     
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  7. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    I hear it also, but its incredibly faint. Once the fans kick in it cannot be heard at all which is alot of the time :)
    The drive is a year old now and its MLC.
    Remember the days when RAM used to click like a HDD!? ;)
     
    King of Interns, Mar 6, 2009
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  8. waralex11

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    try to get a new one.. then listen if its still makes the same sound.. if it is then its normal..
     
    waralex11, Mar 6, 2009
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    Are you talking about the magnetic ram as in:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_core_memory
    Or is there something else I've been missing out on?
     
    AuroraAlpha, Mar 6, 2009
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