Hard Drive Woes...

elitelilnoyd · 30-October-04, 06:51 PM

My hard drive has been acting up lately. It really loud and seems like its seek and read times are really slow now. This things making such a racket its giving me a headache. I have seagate 80gb sata drive,and I googled it to see if other people have had any problems with them. I read about some program for acoustic management or something. Do you guys have any idea where I can get something like this because I looked all over the place? Im planning on replacing this drive ina few months with two 80gb sata's in raid 0 but in the mean time I would like to quiet this baby down somehow and possibly give some more life. Any suggestions or ideas?

Sum_12_fear · 30-October-04, 06:52 PM

I dont know about that particular drive but if i were you id order those new drives sooner rather then later.

elitelilnoyd · 30-October-04, 09:36 PM

Bump: Any more ideas? Or does anyone know where to get this utility?

BigAkita · 30-October-04, 09:49 PM

Let me make this clear; you are concerned because your hard drive is slow and that it makes too much noise. Is that the issue?

If noise is an issue, we have a review coming up that may assist with that.

elitelilnoyd · 30-October-04, 09:51 PM

Ya basically like 2 weeks ago it started making a loud racket everytime the drive is accesed. Now it seems to be getting considerably slower. And I have done some reasearch on this and there seems to be a tool that adjusts the acoustic mangement inside the drive, although I am yet to find it anywhere.

Enko · 30-October-04, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by elitelilnoyd


	Ya basically like 2 weeks ago it started making a loud racket everytime the drive is accesed. Now it seems to be getting considerably slower. And I have done some reasearch on this and there seems to be a tool that adjusts the acoustic mangement inside the drive, although I am yet to find it anywhere.

sounds like a failing hard drive. back up all your information asap.

elitelilnoyd · 30-October-04, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Enko


	sounds like a failing hard drive. back up all your information asap.

I wish I could but just my music and other misc doqwnloads would fill my other 20gb drive. I hope it wil last another 2 weeks or so till I get those new drives.

30-October-04, 06:51 PM		#1 (permalink)
elitelilnoyd N-Hoe-yd	Hard Drive Woes... My hard drive has been acting up lately. It really loud and seems like its seek and read times are really slow now. This things making such a racket its giving me a headache. I have seagate 80gb sata drive,and I googled it to see if other people have had any problems with them. I read about some program for acoustic management or something. Do you guys have any idea where I can get something like this because I looked all over the place? Im planning on replacing this drive ina few months with two 80gb sata's in raid 0 but in the mean time I would like to quiet this baby down somehow and possibly give some more life. Any suggestions or ideas?

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30-October-04, 06:52 PM		#2 (permalink)
Sum_12_fear Apex Tech Fanatic	I dont know about that particular drive but if i were you id order those new drives sooner rather then later.

30-October-04, 09:36 PM		#3 (permalink)
elitelilnoyd N-Hoe-yd	Bump: Any more ideas? Or does anyone know where to get this utility?

30-October-04, 09:49 PM		#4 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	Let me make this clear; you are concerned because your hard drive is slow and that it makes too much noise. Is that the issue? If noise is an issue, we have a review coming up that may assist with that.

30-October-04, 09:51 PM		#5 (permalink)
elitelilnoyd N-Hoe-yd	Ya basically like 2 weeks ago it started making a loud racket everytime the drive is accesed. Now it seems to be getting considerably slower. And I have done some reasearch on this and there seems to be a tool that adjusts the acoustic mangement inside the drive, although I am yet to find it anywhere.