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Harddrive Speakers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the take-it-to-the-laser-light-show dept.

paranoidia writes "Ever get annoyed by the loud noise your harddrive makes? I bet you never thought of actually using that to your advantage. A friend here at CMU actually took 3 broken hard drives and got them to spin at certain frequencies outputed by his computer. So in the end, three harddrives are actually now speakers! There are videos and a few pictures with explanations onto how he did this wonderous thing."

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  1. Re:dunno, most of my drives are pretty quiet by GigsVT · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There's a trade off there between seek time and noise. Maxtor acutally has acoustic management utilities where you can choose faster seeks or quieter operation.

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  2. Re:Of course... by Doppleganger · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That's why recovery companies open drives in a dust-free environment with hazmat suits on

    Well, naturally, that's what they say is the reason. After all, if everyone in the world knew that deadly chemicals were contained in hard drive platters, no one would ever touch a computer again! Don't tell me you actually believe them?!?