Queiter HDDs

BluD · 22 Feb 2013 at 23:41

Hey there, has anyone got any tips on queiting down my HDDs please? Im using shutdown HDDs after 1 min in power profile, but my computer is virtually passively cooling unless im gaming, and when im watching TV all i can hear in the HDDs firing up and shutting down again, could do with Disabling them untill i need them but requires a windows restart to do so. I'll proberbly just get rid and get another larger SDD when i have some more money but ill take any tips if anyone has any so i can watch tv or browse in peace.

Cheers.

Randomface74 · 22 Feb 2013 at 23:50

hdd shouldnt be loud - prolly broken.

maybe better off leaving them on than turning off after 1 minute

BluD · 23 Feb 2013 at 00:03

theyre 10'000 RPM WD raptors, they've always been loud unforunately, but ive never had a PC this quiet before so not really bothered me.

wazza300 · 23 Feb 2013 at 00:13

if you want silent hdd's then you need to grab some samsung f3 or f4's,the f4's are rare now though,seagates tend to be noisy

for the time being you can adjust the power down/power saving in windows power saving profile/advanced/hdd

BluD · 23 Feb 2013 at 01:08

Cheers, just had a look at them f4 2TB drives, everyone that bought them seems to highly reccomend them, looks like ill probebly get one of them for my storage.

Philtor · 23 Feb 2013 at 08:29

Also try doing a bungee mod which works wonders. There's a guide in the case central section.

mranderson · 23 Feb 2013 at 08:38

Please don't tell us your Raptors are 3.5" ones ;-)

NZB · 23 Feb 2013 at 11:27

wazza300 said:
seagates tend to be noisy

I dunno about that. I have a few of the 2TB seagates and they're silent, can be had for £59 atm too if you look around.