Anyway to make case so HDD's are totally silent?

chiquita · 22-May-03, 09:20 AM

I need a totally silent rig, as I have to use my rig @ a huge party @ school for Grad. It has to be silent so it can't be heard. There will be lots of speaking from people and I don't want it's loud ass noise to interfere. My only problem is muffling the loud HDD's, is there anyway to do this?

, now I get to show off my rig to hundreds and hundreds of people.

MR.G · 23-May-03, 10:49 PM

You could try one of these but I don't know how well they work
http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/fro...nu_search.html

BigAkita · 23-May-03, 11:15 PM

Wrap foam rubber around the cages for a temporary fix. Keep it loose enough for the drives to breath.

FeRaL · 23-May-03, 11:17 PM

Well, you could always make an acrylic box with an intake and exhaust port and then submerge it all in a fish tank....

V4mpiro · 23-May-03, 11:34 PM

I have heard of taking old mouse pads and fraying them and taping them to the inside of your case, i dont know how well that will work or how it will affect cooling.

FoeHammer · 23-May-03, 11:37 PM

Adding some rubber grommets onto the mounting points of the drive to quell vibrations might help.

chiquita · 23-May-03, 11:47 PM

It's not virbations, its just the damn whirring noise. The drives are silent seak and have Fluid Dynamic Bearing motors, but its just the whir of the motors thats the problem.

@ the fishtank idea, although that would work if I made a totally watertight acrylic case and had the PSU vent out of the top. I might do that if I get tons of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ just for fun as it seems like a neat idea. Any ideas to block the whir? I don't care if cooling performance of anything is affected, I just need a silent rig, as having a silent rig would be nice, and I finally have come to a point where I need it to be silent due to me hosting the music system @ my school's grad.

putwig · 23-May-03, 11:57 PM

Try here:

http://www.7volts.com/quiettheory.htm

http://www.7volts.com/quiet.htm

Lots of HDD ideas half way down the second link.

flounder405 · 24-May-03, 12:37 AM

i saw something a while back where the harddrive was suspended by rubber washers type of thing ...it was strange it was woven it a x pattern and then mounted somehow...no screws just all tension fitted.

chiquita · 24-May-03, 01:00 AM

Thanks putwig, that gave me a lightbulb. I'm going to go around and see if I can find any of that carpet foam stuff.

Tab · 25-May-03, 02:13 AM

I've been also trying to think of a way to quiet down my Western Digital Also, damn whine is insane.

chiquita · 25-May-03, 03:04 AM

Oh. It's actually my 5 Maxtors that are doing it. My only Western Digital, a 120GB SE model, is silent spin + silent seek. my maxtors are all silent seek, but their spin is so ****ing loud; basically just a high pitched whine.

piscikeeper · 25-May-03, 04:45 AM

you could try Dynamat .would think it works better on a window-less rig though.

Wixx · 25-May-03, 07:05 PM

Maxtor has a utility you can download called AMSET that puts Maxtor hard drives in "performance" or "quiet" mode by changing how the drive heads seek data on the platters...

BigAkita · 25-May-03, 07:15 PM

Wixx, where the **** have you been?

The members have been missing you; and to tell the truth, so have I.

neotheducky · 25-May-03, 08:07 PM

I still dont really see the point of quieting the computer for a graduation. I was the av guy for a recent prom and noise from a computer would have been the least of my worries. If you were in a really really tiny room and everyone was just sitting and not talking, then I would worry about it, but in the case of a graduation, most people will be talking or wont even care about the computers noise in the first place.

Now to be helpful. Bit-tech recently did a review on a silent drive enclosure. You can find it here: http://bit-tech.net/review/182/ . Enjoy.

carbongraphite · 25-May-03, 09:25 PM

once i tried hanging my HDD with silicone tubeing. it looked cool too but then dad got mad. something about the chassis will help cool the drive .

BigAkita · 25-May-03, 09:43 PM

Carbon, I hope you didn't fight with him.

It's not his fault that he is a n00b. Your idea of hanging them from silicone tubing sounds pretty damn cool. And that would be a sure way of removing any vibration at all. Good Idea.

Slider · 25-May-03, 09:47 PM

Well you know us dads can be @ssholes.

extreme4377 · 26-May-03, 10:26 PM

Hey
ya try the dynamat stuff. or alaska mats. They both work well. The coolermaster silent kit works very well also. rubber gromets. Try everything, gl
later

22-May-03, 09:20 AM		#1 (permalink)
chiquita Banned	Anyway to make case so HDD's are totally silent? I need a totally silent rig, as I have to use my rig @ a huge party @ school for Grad. It has to be silent so it can't be heard. There will be lots of speaking from people and I don't want it's loud ass noise to interfere. My only problem is muffling the loud HDD's, is there anyway to do this? , now I get to show off my rig to hundreds and hundreds of people.

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23-May-03, 10:49 PM		#2 (permalink)
MR.G Apex Master Tech Apprentice	You could try one of these but I don't know how well they work http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/fro...nu_search.html

23-May-03, 11:15 PM		#3 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	Wrap foam rubber around the cages for a temporary fix. Keep it loose enough for the drives to breath.

23-May-03, 11:17 PM		#4 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator	Well, you could always make an acrylic box with an intake and exhaust port and then submerge it all in a fish tank....

23-May-03, 11:34 PM		#5 (permalink)
V4mpiro Apex Tech Fanatic	I have heard of taking old mouse pads and fraying them and taping them to the inside of your case, i dont know how well that will work or how it will affect cooling.

23-May-03, 11:37 PM		#6 (permalink)
FoeHammer P-Hoe-lice	Adding some rubber grommets onto the mounting points of the drive to quell vibrations might help.

23-May-03, 11:47 PM		#7 (permalink)
chiquita Banned	It's not virbations, its just the damn whirring noise. The drives are silent seak and have Fluid Dynamic Bearing motors, but its just the whir of the motors thats the problem. @ the fishtank idea, although that would work if I made a totally watertight acrylic case and had the PSU vent out of the top. I might do that if I get tons of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ just for fun as it seems like a neat idea. Any ideas to block the whir? I don't care if cooling performance of anything is affected, I just need a silent rig, as having a silent rig would be nice, and I finally have come to a point where I need it to be silent due to me hosting the music system @ my school's grad.

23-May-03, 11:57 PM		#8 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp	Try here: http://www.7volts.com/quiettheory.htm http://www.7volts.com/quiet.htm Lots of HDD ideas half way down the second link.

24-May-03, 12:37 AM		#9 (permalink)
flounder405 The Mack Daddy	i saw something a while back where the harddrive was suspended by rubber washers type of thing ...it was strange it was woven it a x pattern and then mounted somehow...no screws just all tension fitted.

24-May-03, 01:00 AM		#10 (permalink)
chiquita Banned	Thanks putwig, that gave me a lightbulb. I'm going to go around and see if I can find any of that carpet foam stuff.

25-May-03, 02:13 AM		#11 (permalink)
Tab Apex Techie Lite	I've been also trying to think of a way to quiet down my Western Digital Also, damn whine is insane.

25-May-03, 03:04 AM		#12 (permalink)
chiquita Banned	Oh. It's actually my 5 Maxtors that are doing it. My only Western Digital, a 120GB SE model, is silent spin + silent seek. my maxtors are all silent seek, but their spin is so ****ing loud; basically just a high pitched whine.

25-May-03, 04:45 AM		#13 (permalink)
piscikeeper Apex Tech Fanatic	you could try Dynamat .would think it works better on a window-less rig though.

25-May-03, 07:05 PM		#14 (permalink)
Wixx Modd-God	Maxtor has a utility you can download called AMSET that puts Maxtor hard drives in "performance" or "quiet" mode by changing how the drive heads seek data on the platters...

25-May-03, 07:15 PM		#15 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	Wixx, where the **** have you been? The members have been missing you; and to tell the truth, so have I.

25-May-03, 08:07 PM		#16 (permalink)
neotheducky Rubber Duck-Hoe	I still dont really see the point of quieting the computer for a graduation. I was the av guy for a recent prom and noise from a computer would have been the least of my worries. If you were in a really really tiny room and everyone was just sitting and not talking, then I would worry about it, but in the case of a graduation, most people will be talking or wont even care about the computers noise in the first place. Now to be helpful. Bit-tech recently did a review on a silent drive enclosure. You can find it here: http://bit-tech.net/review/182/ . Enjoy.

25-May-03, 09:25 PM		#17 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa	once i tried hanging my HDD with silicone tubeing. it looked cool too but then dad got mad. something about the chassis will help cool the drive .

25-May-03, 09:43 PM		#18 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	Carbon, I hope you didn't fight with him. It's not his fault that he is a n00b. Your idea of hanging them from silicone tubing sounds pretty damn cool. And that would be a sure way of removing any vibration at all. Good Idea.

25-May-03, 09:47 PM		#19 (permalink)
Slider Ghostrider	Well you know us dads can be @ssholes.

26-May-03, 10:26 PM		#20 (permalink)
extreme4377 Apex Techie Lite	Hey ya try the dynamat stuff. or alaska mats. They both work well. The coolermaster silent kit works very well also. rubber gromets. Try everything, gl later