Maxtor 6l040j2 - Too Noisy

[forsakenlad]

Hello,

First I would like to thank you guys for operation of such a good forum. I have poblem that I've been living with for three years. The problem is that my HD is too noisy. I've compared to other HD's which are the same model and searched the web only to fail. I also couldn't find any solutions. Now I am downloading the maxblast iso from the net, is there any chance that it will affect my HD's sound? Also could you guys please provide me a solution?

[Play_The_0dds]

the way you have your drive mounted makes alot of difference. if you have a cheap case made out of beercan aluminum it will amplify it grealy..also do you have all the mounting screws in. sometimes i use a paper shim in between the metal to muffle the noise.
also if it is perking coffee you can run a disk check and fix errors, cleanup and defrag the drive which will reduce the time it takes the drive to read it's files.

[forsakenlad]

Originally Posted by Play_The_0dds

the way you have your drive mounted makes alot of difference. if you have a cheap case made out of beercan aluminum it will amplify it grealy..also do you have all the mounting screws in. sometimes i use a paper shim in between the metal to muffle the noise.
also if it is perking coffee you can run a disk check and fix errors, cleanup and defrag the drive which will reduce the time it takes the drive to read it's files.

I have an ASUS A10 case which I had bought for about 100 bucks, and I am sure the screws are well mounted. Actually the sound I hear is a high-pitched sound not the one that comes when hds arent mounted properly... Anyway thanx for your help...