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All the time my case vibrates and the noise is startin to piss me off. I know cause of the harddrive but i dont know what I can do to stop it. Heres a diagram of the inside of my case. :helpsmili Its in a metal box inside the case that removeable from the front of the case, The floppy is also in there.
http://img106.exs.cx/img106/9803/diagram7qr.jpg
Try some foam between the cage and the drive. If there isn't room even a sheet of paper folded a few times can make a big difference. If the cage itself is removable do the same with that.
However, hard drives have to be very accurately balanced, it is much more likely that one of your fans (hdd cooler perhaps?) is actually the cause. Try the same thing with your fans and PSU.
Try some foam between the cage and the drive. If there isn't room even a sheet of paper folded a few times can make a big difference. If the cage itself is removable do the same with that.
However, hard drives have to be very accurately balanced, it is much more likely that one of your fans (hdd cooler perhaps?) is actually the cause. Try the same thing with your fans and PSU.
Its my HD im shure of it. :dry: Ill try the foam if i can find some ;)
clocker
03-20-2005, 01:19 PM
What kind of HDD are we talking about here?
I'm betting Maxtor...
Does your case physically vibrate or are we just talking seek/spin noise?
If your HDD shakes and rattles to the point that it annoys you maybe it's time for a new drive.
hint*Seagate*hint
Samurai
03-20-2005, 03:13 PM
Are Seagate better than Western Digital?
After having problems with Maxtor I've been using WD for the last 3 years and they haven't let me down :)
clocker
03-20-2005, 03:24 PM
Seagate's are decidedly quieter than the other major brands and offer a 5 year warrantee.
Those two things alone make it the HDD of choice for me.
bigdawgfoxx
03-20-2005, 03:29 PM
Seagate all the way for me too, they are extremly quiet.
Its a Western Digital. And yes when i touch the case it physically vibrates like a mofo... I dont have any foam on hand :no: :( :dry:
Peerzy
03-21-2005, 01:16 AM
I have the same cage thingy as you, try untightning the screws slightly, also turn the pc on with the side of yoru case off and find the exact part of the hard drive or cage/holder that is making the noise.
Spicker
03-21-2005, 01:21 AM
Its a Western Digital. And yes when i touch the case it physically vibrates like a mofo... I dont have any foam on hand :no: :( :dry:
LOL!
the HDD is wanking off!!!111eleven111 :lol: :lol: :lol:
Solution:
take all porn off the hdd.. :)
ur welcome!
bigdawgfoxx
03-21-2005, 03:25 AM
^^^ lol pretty funny
LOL!
the HDD is wanking off!!!111eleven111 :lol: :lol: :lol:
Solution:
take all porn off the hdd.. :)
ur welcome!
Ur an idiot... Some actuall help would be greatly appreciated. :dry:
Ok i did what lynx said about the paper and it worked pretty nice but i cant figure a way to put paper around where the box goes into the case Its quite odd... :helpsmili Today I installed an itake fan i think it may be adding to some of the vibration... Im thinking of buying the antec pc noise killer kit that comes with 3 silicone gaskets. 2 for 80 mm fans, in my case the intake/exhaust and a PSU gasket. :ermm:
clocker
03-21-2005, 01:57 PM
I tried those "noisekiller" kits and was not at all impressed.
It won't hurt, but if your fans are so unbalanced that they actually vibrate the whole case, they won't help much either.
I tried those "noisekiller" kits and was not at all impressed.
It won't hurt, but if your fans are so unbalanced that they actually vibrate the whole case, they won't help much either.
Hmm, do you have any other suggestions? :unsure: ;)
fkdup74
03-21-2005, 09:10 PM
Hmm, do you have any other suggestions? :unsure: ;)
a. a better, sturdier case
b. better fans
:P
a. a better, sturdier case
b. better fans
:P
Antec is high quality :blink:
My case suxorz :dry:
tesco
03-21-2005, 09:29 PM
im guessing the hard drive tray will have some sort of top touching the bottom of the cd drive cage? try putting a screw or two from the cdrom drive cage down into the hard drive cage to make it stop jiggling, and try to do the same fomr the bottom of the case up into the hard drive cage.
OR you could buy some 5.25" to 3.5" brackets to mount the ahrd drive and floppy drive into cd rom drive bays and take that cage out altogether. :)
atiVidia
03-21-2005, 10:13 PM
if the hard drive is vibrating that much, it shouldnt be working at all.
consider this: the read/write head would be the size of the empire state building, and the platter would be the land the building rests on, scaled to a respective size. flip the building upside down and have it hover a few millimeters over the ground. this is how close the r/w head is while over the drive (when scaled down, its only a few nanometers). any heavy vibration originating from the drive, like what you are describing, would cause the head to crash into the platter, permanently damaging the disk. this is why i could swear to you that its NOT the hard drive. if it was, id get it RMAed ASAP.
if the hard drive is vibrating that much, it shouldnt be working at all.
consider this: the read/write head would be the size of the empire state building, and the platter would be the land the building rests on, scaled to a respective size. flip the building upside down and have it hover a few millimeters over the ground. this is how close the r/w head is while over the drive (when scaled down, its only a few nanometers). any heavy vibration originating from the drive, like what you are describing, would cause the head to crash into the platter, permanently damaging the disk. this is why i could swear to you that its NOT the hard drive. if it was, id get it RMAed ASAP.
hmm, The harddrive is fine ist just the way its mounted in my case is fucked up :huh:
Spicker
03-21-2005, 11:18 PM
Get a new case.
www.newegg.com
bigdawgfoxx
03-21-2005, 11:23 PM
Did you try the rubber things that go between the harddrive and tray? That could help, or you could try to suspend the whole tray by strings or something to where it isnt touching ANYTHING...but I dont know if you can do that with a harddrive.
Did you try the rubber things that go between the harddrive and tray? That could help, or you could try to suspend the whole tray by strings or something to where it isnt touching ANYTHING...but I dont know if you can do that with a harddrive.
Yep you can suspend it but thats hard to rig up with my case :blink: :ermm:
Spicker
03-21-2005, 11:48 PM
Yep you can suspend it but thats hard to rig up with my case :blink: :ermm:
As i said.
Get a new case :)
www.newegg.ca
As i said.
Get a new case :)
www.newegg.ca
shutup thats not helping fuck all. :dry: :shutup:
Spicker
03-22-2005, 01:14 AM
shutup thats not helping fuck all. :dry: :shutup:
well thats what ur gona have to do eventually...
so instead of making this thread go to 5 pages just because ur hdd is horny :naughty: just go and buy a new case :rolleyes:
well thats what ur gona have to do eventually...
so instead of making this thread go to 5 pages just because ur hdd is horny :naughty: just go and buy a new case :rolleyes:
dude gtfo ill just get a new comp. :shutup:
Spicker
03-22-2005, 03:00 AM
dude gtfo ill just get a new comp. :shutup:
No0o0o thats even worse...
because then there will be another thread on what parts you should get and ask for the "best one" :wacko:
No0o0o thats even worse...
because then there will be another thread on what parts you should get and ask for the "best one" :wacko:
wtf, im not gonna build the bitch im just gonna buy an hp or compaq or someshit. End of story. :rolleyes: :dry:
tesco
03-22-2005, 03:04 AM
wtf, im not gonna build the bitch im just gonna buy an hp or compaq or someshit. End of story. :rolleyes: :dry:
And then you cna have more problems. :)
:rolleyes:
And then you cna have more problems. :)
:rolleyes:
Nope. :wacko:
Spicker
03-22-2005, 03:20 AM
http://www.alienware.com/
get your computer from there....and you'll never have to post in hardwareworld except when u try to show off ur e-penis (benchmarks)
http://www.alienware.com/
get your computer from there....and you'll never have to post in hardwareworld except when u try to show off ur e-penis (benchmarks)
Dude STFU and stop saying ghey shit in my threads..... GTFO
fkdup74
03-22-2005, 12:08 PM
Antec is high quality :blink:
oops :blushing:
didnt know it was an antec
although...i have seen some less than desirable builds by antec
mine is great, i wouldnt give it up for anything short of a thermaltake or silverstone
but some i saw at one of the local shops...
they just look cheap, flimsy lookin as hell
just out of curiosity...
what case is it?
oops :blushing:
didnt know it was an antec
although...i have seen some less than desirable builds by antec
mine is great, i wouldnt give it up for anything short of a thermaltake or silverstone
but some i saw at one of the local shops...
they just look cheap, flimsy lookin as hell
just out of curiosity...
what case is it?
Stock "Cicero" Case :lookaroun (cicero is the kind of comp i have) :ermm:
My intake and exhaust fans are antec blue LED's.
bigdawgfoxx
03-23-2005, 01:23 PM
ok...I dont know why your recommended alienware they are a rip....NEVER buy an hp or compaq though. You dont have to buy a new computer just a harddrive at most...
ok...I dont know why your recommended alienware they are a rip....NEVER buy an hp or compaq though. You dont have to buy a new computer just a harddrive at most...
lol I would like to get a new comp cuz this pos is too slow for me :crying:
Spicker
03-23-2005, 11:33 PM
Get a Dell. Thats as close as ull get to Excellent quality.
now go touch urself :P
Get a Dell. Thats as close as ull get to Excellent quality.
now go touch urself :P
Dell = t3h sux0rz. HP all the way. :cool:
Jonno. :cool:
clocker
03-24-2005, 05:28 AM
Get a Dell. Thats as close as ull get to Excellent quality.
Aaaargghhh!
Dell = t3h sux0rz. HP all the way.
Well, you are half right.
Blah, Why Am I Half Right? :blink:
clocker
03-24-2005, 11:46 AM
Because Dell does suck.
HP on the other hand, just blows.
bigdawgfoxx
03-24-2005, 12:34 PM
You said HP is good??? wowwww they are horrible..Dell on the other hand has good support and I notice that not ALL of their stuff messes up, but they still arent that good. I just dont really know of any computer company, other then alienware and voodoo and high end systems like that, that offer high quality parts really. They have shitty mobos, shitty ram, shitty hdds and stuff like that that slow your system down.
tesco
03-24-2005, 01:19 PM
You said HP is good??? wowwww they are horrible..Dell on the other hand has good support and I notice that not ALL of their stuff messes up, but they still arent that good. I just dont really know of any computer company, other then alienware and voodoo and high end systems like that, that offer high quality parts really. They have shitty mobos, shitty ram, shitty hdds and stuff like that that slow your system down.
And they preinstall a lot of garbage and dont give you a real windows xp disc. :sick:
clocker
03-24-2005, 01:25 PM
And they preinstall a lot of garbage and dont give you a real windows xp disc. :sick:
Heck, most of the time now you get no discs at all.
They give you ( actually, to be accurate, they take from you) a "recovery partition" and if you want a disc, you make it yourself.
Nice for them (probably save lots of money) and not so nice for you.
Heck, most of the time now you get no discs at all.
They give you ( actually, to be accurate, they take from you) a "recovery partition" and if you want a disc, you make it yourself.
Nice for them (probably save lots of money) and not so nice for you.
They've been doing nice things like that for a long time. Even on systems without burners. Really useful. :huh:
And they preinstall a lot of garbage and dont give you a real windows xp disc. :sick:
Blah, ive got a real xp disk :shifty: My friend just bought a HP with an amd 64 in it, its quite nice id be happy with a comp like that... ;)
Formula1
03-24-2005, 09:07 PM
Hey LP, the system you have now, did you make it ? And be forewarned , most popular pc manufacturers like HP will most likely give you shitty video card (low-medium end), like 64mb integrated intel, and even a radeon 9000-9200.
Spicker
03-24-2005, 11:10 PM
Dell = t3h sux0rz. HP all the way. :cool:
Jonno. :cool:
Jonno? :01: :unsure: :ohmy:
Hey LP, the system you have now, did you make it ? And be forewarned , most popular pc manufacturers like HP will most likely give you shitty video card (low-medium end), like 64mb integrated intel, and even a radeon 9000-9200.
Nope I didnt make it :crying: And yes they give you shit videocards but what are you gonna do eh. :lookaroun
@Jiag..... Yea i just felt like sayin that :ermm:
Peerzy
03-25-2005, 11:07 AM
And yes they give you shit videocards but what are you gonna do eh. :lookaroun
Do the most un-american thing you can do and get off your fat ass and build a better computer with better customized parts for half the price. It seems that no matter what anyone reccomends in this thread it either sux0rs, is teh ghey or you just can't be assed to do it.
Do the most un-american thing you can do and get off your fat ass and build a better computer with better customized parts for half the price. It seems that no matter what anyone reccomends in this thread it either sux0rs, is teh ghey or you just can't be assed to do it.
Yea ok sargent... :shutup:
1. im not american
2. im not fat
3.I would like to build one but i cant..(DONT ASK WHY) :sick:
Virtualbody1234
03-26-2005, 02:21 AM
3.I would like to build one but i cant..
Why?
kazaa2002
03-26-2005, 02:50 AM
here is a solution...this article may help...you will have to find the material
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article206-page3.html
Why?
mother doesent wanna be bothered orderig all the parts... :ermm:
clocker
03-26-2005, 12:31 PM
A mother's work is never done.
Who can blame her?
BTW, ordering the parts is easy.
Paying for them can be a bitch.
A mother's work is never done.
Who can blame her?
BTW, ordering the parts is easy.
Paying for them can be a bitch.
lol yea :rolleyes: ;)
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