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Home Brew Hard Drive Silencer/Cooler
infodragon writes "As I was looking for ways to silence my system I ran across this article demonstrating a sandwich approach to silencing and cooling a hard disk. Quite a novel idea compared to other silencing techniques!"
I always hold my drive between my legs while I'm using my system. The vibrations and heat lead to an enjoyable computer experience.
Somebody get that guy an ambulance!
Silent drive...holy drive...
i've been using maxtor hard drives (diamond max series or something) for a while now, and i haven't heard anything from them since i upgraded my 2 giger many years ago. so i automatically assumed all modern hard drives don't make noise.
what does make noise though are the 9 fans in my case. however, when i try to sandwich them i don't get the same temperature benefits like the reviewer does with his hard drive. oh well.
Just put 4 or 5 computers in your room and you'll never hear the harddrives at all.
--It's Pimptastic!--
Silent drive, holy drive
Playing Quake, all the night
Crack new versions, like a script child
On the dvd new mods are filed
Send Grunts to eternal peace.
Send Grunts to e-ter-nal peace.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
The Bottom Line: My HD sandwich works well. It quiets the HD substantially, keeps it much cooler, and cost me just US$12 to implement.
If you don't count the roughly $11,368.43 of his time spent on implementing, testing, and documenting the solution. I suspect he's an engineer. A programmer would wrap a towel around the drive, pause for a moment, and then say "Yeah, that's quieter." (Note: this is not speculation. I've have seen this.)
It takes an engineer to cook up something like this and then spend 10x the effort to figure out how many dB reduction there was.
-- MarkusQ
I have 4 computers located a few feet from my bed which are on 24/7, and though still noisy, it just doesnt botther me, I guest Ive just dont have that great hearing that others have :(.
I was extremely interested -- not to mention hungry and thirsty -- until I found out it had to do with noisy computers. It's bad enough that junk mail has the same name as delicious luncheon meat.
Stop the Slashdot effect! Don't read the articles!
I mean, c'mon! Fan & disk noise are some of the best sedatives I've ever come across, especially on a warm afternoon with just a bit of a breeze blowing through the lab. Get comfortable in your chair, and a high enough level of white noise from your systems, and you'll be out like a light in ten minutes, tops.
;-)
Seriously, folks, this works a lot better than counting sheep (cybernetic or otherwise). Take it from one who knows. Silence that stuff, and you'll have no easy way to fall asleep on your keyboard.
Bruce Lane, KC7GR,
Blue Feather Technologies
I want my rig LOUD.
Just like all them hondaboys and bikertwits. I want people to KNOW when I'm computing. I want flames shooting out of the motherfucker, smoke pouring from every vent, and DECIBELS, baby DECIBELS!!!
Make it SCREAM goddammit!
If the sonofabitches on the next block are still sleeping when I'm done downloading a file at 3am then I'm not done with my mods!! RARRRRAGGGGGHHHHAAAAHHOOOOOOOOGAAAAA! Take THAT you pansies!!
Is it fascism yet?
Do I smell smoke?
Yes. It's your brain overheating from contemplating the notion of glue or (at the least) double-sided tape...
I'm not a prophet or a stone-age man,
I'm just a mortal with potential of a super man.
Can't you read? He is going to UW Madison, that don't let in people who have common sense!