Dang that thing is loud

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Dang that thing is loud

Post by trodden » Tue May 27, 2003 10:19 am

Alright. I've been battling this sampler i bought, that came to me broken.. I installed a new hard drive in the thing and the OS system found it! yay, BUT , the drive is LOUD!!! does that mean its on its last leg. I bought the drive used at a recycled comp store. i really don't want the thing dying halfway on tour.

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Re: Dang that thing is loud

Post by @?,*???&? » Tue May 27, 2003 10:37 am

I wouldn't bail on your drive yet. I've got a Seagate Barracuda that's pretty obnoxious and it's been like that from day 1. 3 years down the road, still going strong. I know that jittery, clicky, searching sound doesn't yield maximum confidence, but judge it's performance over time. How many RPM is it?

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Re: Dang that thing is loud

Post by markpar » Tue May 27, 2003 10:46 am

Noise level in and of itself is not necesarily bad. If the noise level changes, that would be something to be concerned with. :)

Some drives are quiet, some are really noisy.

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Re: Dang that thing is loud

Post by trodden » Tue May 27, 2003 10:54 am

cool, i didn't really want to ride out to REPC on my lunch break again. i really should look into getting an external drive as well, so when my internal does fail, i have a backup. ready to go.

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Re: Dang that thing is loud

Post by cassembler » Wed May 28, 2003 6:53 pm

Yeah, like Mark said, if it starts making different sounds, you should swap it asap.
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