How loud is your Raptor?

Tobes · 14 Sep 2006 at 23:46

I'm going to have to chuck my raptor somewhere where it wont be used as often. Because I know I have had it for 2 years but now with ADSL installed I want to leave my pc.

Could you sleep hearing this?

www.tob3z.com/stuff/hdd.ogg

Tobes · 15 Sep 2006 at 00:27

Tobes · 15 Sep 2006 at 00:29

squiffy said:
I'm playing that file back at 125dB, so no I don't think I could sleep with that going.

You need to measure how loud the raptors are in dB, then we can playback the file, adjust volume with sound pressure meter until it's the same dB as your reading.

Eh? My mic sucks so I had to up the the volume slightly. But that's not as loud as it really is

Tobes · 15 Sep 2006 at 00:53

squiffy said:
You didn't understand what I said. How can we make sure our listening levels are identical to the noise from your hard drive? I could set my amp volume to a really low level, or blast it out on a concert PA system. Both wrong levels.

First off you need to measure noise levels of the HD from a set distance ie 1" measure the noise during seek test, say 79dB with a sound pressure meter. Then record the sound.

Then on our end get a sound pressure meter out and from our position adjust volume on the amp and playback the video clip until the sound pressure meter reads 79dB. That way what we're hearing is close to the levels you have.

For both recording/playback also have to make sure ambiant noise is as low as possible, so no noisy PC/TV on in the background. Close windows to shut out traffic noise.

Yeh too much effort.
My amps set to -25DB and all windows volume bars are maxed out.

Tobes · 15 Sep 2006 at 01:08

perhaps I should have named this thread "is you raptor loud"......

Tobes · 15 Sep 2006 at 11:23

See I have a 250GB WD in my rig as well... I can't even hear that!

Yeh it's a 8MB Raptor. I't just sounds unhealthy :confused:

Tobes · 15 Sep 2006 at 15:42

I dont have any big drive bays spare so I can't do that

I might get some rubber washers and try that out.

But like people said some people say they can hardly hear them. My only guess is that there rigs are very noisy and it drowns out the sound.

I have always stuck with WD though. I have never had any problems with them. Shame about the raptor sound though. Cause they are so nippy.

Tobes · 16 Sep 2006 at 15:13

mark1 said:
BTW Tob3z i have also suspended a hard drive in my 3.5" bays as i also ran out of room in the 5.25" bays as i already have two hard drives in there. I can get some pics up for you if you want?

Sure that would be great. Might as well try to make them as silent as possible.