Hi. Any recommendations on stopping the high pitch whine coming from my
hard drive in the back ground? I have several fans in my case, and I tried
disabling some of them to see if it helped with the noise, but the whine was
more pronounced. It's been this way for a while, but aside from getting
another drive I'm trying to figure out some alternative ways to knock the db
level down. Thanks.
On 9/16/2007 10:52 PM Gomek consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:
> Hi. Any recommendations on stopping the high pitch whine coming from my
> hard drive in the back ground? I have several fans in my case, and I tried
> disabling some of them to see if it helped with the noise, but the whine was
> more pronounced. It's been this way for a while, but aside from getting
> another drive I'm trying to figure out some alternative ways to knock the db
> level down. Thanks.
>
>
>
Have you tried flicking the side of the drive? You do it like you are
flicking a non-computer bug away. Does the sound go away temporarily?
If so back up all your pertinent data. It could be the harbinger of head
crash. This is more likely if the drive has just started making the noise.
If it has been doing it all along, some drives are just plain noisy.
I've never experienced a whine. When I had Seagate the actuating arm was
very noisy and sounded like popcorn popping. Maybe someone else will
have additional input.
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On Sep 16, 11:15 pm, Brian K <brianBLOG1...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On 9/16/2007 10:52 PM Gomek consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:> Hi. Any recommendations on stopping the high pitch whine coming from my
> > hard drive in the back ground? I have several fans in my case, and I tried
> > disabling some of them to see if it helped with the noise, but the whine was
> > more pronounced. It's been this way for a while, but aside from getting
> > another drive I'm trying to figure out some alternative ways to knock the db
> > level down. Thanks.
Hmm, my HDs only whine when they're powering up. Get a set of ear
plugs?
> If it has been doing it all along, some drives are just plain noisy.
> I've never experienced a whine. When I had Seagate the actuating arm was
> very noisy and sounded like popcorn popping.
I had a 1.2gig Seagate that did the same thing. **** thing lasted 10
years and would probably fire right up if I got it out of my closet.
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"Skybuck Flying" <spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Are you sure it's the harddisk ?
>
> Make sure,if it is a fan then oil it !
>
> Quite frankly I myself have never heard of a harddisk whining lol.
>
Your so used to 'your whining' about stupid crap that you can't hear anything but
yourself.
Thank all of you very much for the reply's! I haven't tried flicking it, I
don't think it's a vibration issue. Mind you, the whining is much like the
old TV's, it was in the background, real high pitched, and you have to
listen to notice it, but it was still there. I was thinking about building
an acoustic box for the PC, but don't have a workshop. I've real
cramped for room and don't have many other options to place the PC and other
equipment. I have 7-8 fans going at all time, but that's a low roar, it's
the high pitched, whine of the hard drive that get's old. It would be nice
if PC's were all whisper quiet, but being that it's "a machine" I suppose
it's going to make noise.
"Brian K" <brianBLOG1951@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On 9/16/2007 10:52 PM Gomek consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:
>> Hi. Any recommendations on stopping the high pitch whine coming from my
>> hard drive in the back ground? I have several fans in my case, and I
>> tried disabling some of them to see if it helped with the noise, but the
>> whine was more pronounced. It's been this way for a while, but aside
>> from getting another drive I'm trying to figure out some alternative ways
>> to knock the db level down. Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
> Have you tried flicking the side of the drive? You do it like you are
> flicking a non-computer bug away. Does the sound go away temporarily? If
> so back up all your pertinent data. It could be the harbinger of head
> crash. This is more likely if the drive has just started making the
> noise.
>
> If it has been doing it all along, some drives are just plain noisy. I've
> never experienced a whine. When I had Seagate the actuating arm was very
> noisy and sounded like popcorn popping. Maybe someone else will have
> additional input.
>
> --
> ________
> To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address.
> Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!"
> View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951
"Gomek" <yoo@rr.com> wrote in message news:46eea33d$0$18941$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Thank all of you very much for the reply's! I haven't tried flicking it, I don't think
> it's a vibration issue. Mind you, the whining is much like the old TV's, it was in the
> background, real high pitched, and you have to listen to notice it, but it was still
> there. I was thinking about building an acoustic box for the PC, but don't have a
> workshop. :
then you will have a overheating issue.
( I've real
> cramped for room and don't have many other options to place the PC and other equipment.
> I have 7-8 fans
over kill- sure your not hearing the whine from the speakers picking up all that fan
noise?
going at all time, but that's a low roar, it's
> the high pitched, whine of the hard drive that get's old. It would be nice if PC's were
> all whisper quiet, but being that it's "a machine" I suppose it's going to make noise.
>
>
>
> "Brian K" <brianBLOG1951@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:13es6sjnthttv3a@corp.supernews.com...
>> On 9/16/2007 10:52 PM Gomek consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:
>>> Hi. Any recommendations on stopping the high pitch whine coming from my hard drive in
>>> the back ground? I have several fans in my case, and I tried disabling some of them
>>> to see if it helped with the noise, but the whine was more pronounced. It's been
>>> this way for a while, but aside from getting another drive I'm trying to figure out
>>> some alternative ways to knock the db level down. Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Have you tried flicking the side of the drive? You do it like you are flicking a
>> non-computer bug away. Does the sound go away temporarily? If so back up all your
>> pertinent data. It could be the harbinger of head crash. This is more likely if the
>> drive has just started making the noise.
>>
>> If it has been doing it all along, some drives are just plain noisy. I've never
>> experienced a whine. When I had Seagate the actuating arm was very noisy and sounded
>> like popcorn popping. Maybe someone else will have additional input.
>>
>> --
>> ________
>> To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address.
>> Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web
>> Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951
>
>
"JAD" <john doe@harvester.addys.for.****.spam> wrote in message
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>
> "Gomek" <yoo@rr.com> wrote in message
> news:46eea33d$0$18941$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> Thank all of you very much for the reply's! I haven't tried flicking it,
>> I don't think it's a vibration issue. Mind you, the whining is much like
>> the old TV's, it was in the background, real high pitched, and you have
>> to listen to notice it, but it was still there. I was thinking about
>> building an acoustic box for the PC, but don't have a workshop. :
>
> then you will have a overheating issue.
>
I was thinking about constructing the box with a couple fans in it, and
having acoutic foam lining the the inside. I don't have the machine
overclocked, so even though there's the heat/ventilation issue, it won't be
like a hair dryer cranking away in there.
> ( I've real
>> cramped for room and don't have many other options to place the PC and
>> other equipment. I have 7-8 fans
>
>
> over kill- sure your not hearing the whine from the speakers picking up
> all that fan noise?
>
Naw, this is difinetly coming from the hard drive. As mentioned, it's a
audibly low high pitched whine that undulates back and forth. It's not
super loud, but you notice it and can be annoying. I was looking at the
price of sound proof foam and it's ridiculous! I went to Comp USA looking
for a solution, but to no avail. I saw some hard drive enclosures on a web
site but there were a little pricy. Kind of makes me want to hook up my
Commodore 64 and use it, it's VERY quiet!!
>
> going at all time, but that's a low roar, it's
>> the high pitched, whine of the hard drive that get's old. It would be
>> nice if PC's were all whisper quiet, but being that it's "a machine" I
>> suppose it's going to make noise.
>>
>>
>> "Brian K" <brianBLOG1951@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:13es6sjnthttv3a@corp.supernews.com...
>>> On 9/16/2007 10:52 PM Gomek consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:
>>>> Hi. Any recommendations on stopping the high pitch whine coming from
>>>> my hard drive in the back ground? I have several fans in my case, and
>>>> I tried disabling some of them to see if it helped with the noise, but
>>>> the whine was more pronounced. It's been this way for a while, but
>>>> aside from getting another drive I'm trying to figure out some
>>>> alternative ways to knock the db level down. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Have you tried flicking the side of the drive? You do it like you are
>>> flicking a non-computer bug away. Does the sound go away temporarily?
>>> If so back up all your pertinent data. It could be the harbinger of head
>>> crash. This is more likely if the drive has just started making the
>>> noise.
>>>
>>> If it has been doing it all along, some drives are just plain noisy.
>>> I've never experienced a whine. When I had Seagate the actuating arm was
>>> very noisy and sounded like popcorn popping. Maybe someone else will
>>> have additional input.
>>>
>>> --
>>> ________
>>> To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address.
>>> Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!"
>>> View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951
>>
>>
>
>
On 9/23/2007 7:17 PM Gomek consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:
> "JAD" <john doe@harvester.addys.for.****.spam> wrote in message
> news:tGxHi.54$Kh.9@newsfe12.lga...
>
>> "Gomek" <yoo@rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:46eea33d$0$18941$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>
>>> Thank all of you very much for the reply's! I haven't tried flicking it,
>>> I don't think it's a vibration issue. Mind you, the whining is much like
>>> the old TV's, it was in the background, real high pitched, and you have
>>> to listen to notice it, but it was still there. I was thinking about
>>> building an acoustic box for the PC, but don't have a workshop. :
>>>
>
>
>
>> then you will have a overheating issue.
>>
>>
>
> I was thinking about constructing the box with a couple fans in it, and
> having acoutic foam lining the the inside. I don't have the machine
> overclocked, so even though there's the heat/ventilation issue, it won't be
> like a hair dryer cranking away in there.
>
>
>
>> ( I've real
>>
>>> cramped for room and don't have many other options to place the PC and
>>> other equipment. I have 7-8 fans
>>>
>> over kill- sure your not hearing the whine from the speakers picking up
>> all that fan noise?
>>
>>
>
> Naw, this is difinetly coming from the hard drive. As mentioned, it's a
> audibly low high pitched whine that undulates back and forth. It's not
> super loud, but you notice it and can be annoying. I was looking at the
> price of sound proof foam and it's ridiculous! I went to Comp USA looking
> for a solution, but to no avail. I saw some hard drive enclosures on a web
> site but there were a little pricy. Kind of makes me want to hook up my
> Commodore 64 and use it, it's VERY quiet!!
>
>
>> going at all time, but that's a low roar, it's
>>
>>> the high pitched, whine of the hard drive that get's old. It would be
>>> nice if PC's were all whisper quiet, but being that it's "a machine" I
>>> suppose it's going to make noise.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Brian K" <brianBLOG1951@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:13es6sjnthttv3a@corp.supernews.com...
>>>
>>>> On 9/16/2007 10:52 PM Gomek consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi. Any recommendations on stopping the high pitch whine coming from
>>>>> my hard drive in the back ground? I have several fans in my case, and
>>>>> I tried disabling some of them to see if it helped with the noise, but
>>>>> the whine was more pronounced. It's been this way for a while, but
>>>>> aside from getting another drive I'm trying to figure out some
>>>>> alternative ways to knock the db level down. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Have you tried flicking the side of the drive? You do it like you are
>>>> flicking a non-computer bug away. Does the sound go away temporarily?
>>>> If so back up all your pertinent data. It could be the harbinger of head
>>>> crash. This is more likely if the drive has just started making the
>>>> noise.
>>>>
>>>> If it has been doing it all along, some drives are just plain noisy.
>>>> I've never experienced a whine. When I had Seagate the actuating arm was
>>>> very noisy and sounded like popcorn popping. Maybe someone else will
>>>> have additional input.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ________
>>>> To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address.
>>>> Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!"
>>>> View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
Maybe you could do some garage sales. Buy up cheap speakers and such,
then pirate them for the acoustic foam?
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Brian M. Kochera
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View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951
On Sep 16, 11:15 pm, Brian K <brianBLOG1...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Have you tried flicking the side of the drive? You do it like you are
> flicking a non-computer bug away. Does the sound go away temporarily?
> If so back up all your pertinent data. It could be the harbinger of head
> crash. This is more likely if the drive has just started making the noise.
>
Interesting Brian--this is my system now, 5 years old, as per another
thread here. How long (if you dare estimate) before the HD failure
(after you hear this noise, that you can flick away by tapping the
side of the tower).
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