Seagate 7200.10 320GB help

ATI · 3 Aug 2006 at 15:50

thanks dude

Biglunn · 3 Aug 2006 at 16:41

One I ordered is a NON-Silent one.... made in China. But its very quiet! Im confused.... should it be noisy? Should I ask for my money back??

hotdog · 3 Aug 2006 at 19:16

Yeah i dont really understand it either - i too have the noisy version, however at the moment it seems quite reasonable! I may change my mind though :confused:

david25 · 3 Aug 2006 at 20:04

ATI said:
@ david25

i checked the storagereview.com and the link to the review above, i,m slightly a bit confused, to get the quiter drive i need to have the quiet spindle as like the above pic and the latest firmware basicaly?

this causing a bit of headache i may sway to the se16 at least u know what you getting for your cash

Hi, yes from SUBJECTIVE evidence you need to get the quiet spindle, although I dont think the firmware matters too much, otherwise choose the WD from anandtech

I'm trying for the seagate from OC, based on what people have said here

hotdog · 3 Aug 2006 at 21:48

Just thought is add , ive been running it constantly for about 4 hours - mixed apps , net etc and it really is a hot bugger. Def do not put one of these in an enclosure. Ive just put mine into the case alu hd rack with 120mm fan blowing onto it - its still very warm !

Elric · 4 Aug 2006 at 10:22

ATI said:
@ elric

whats the firmware and date of manufacturing and country as well?

do you the spindle as same as above pic?

thanks

I'll get the firmaware soon, but my disks all have the purple colour on them.

Biglunn · 4 Aug 2006 at 11:54

Biglunn said:
One I ordered is a NON-Silent one.... made in China. But its very quiet! Im confused.... should it be noisy? Should I ask for my money back??

Ive had my case open today, and I have changed my opinion. Currently, I have 3 HDs in my Antec P150 case, all on silicone mounts. Whilst doing a large transfer of files, I noticed a a fair mit of noise. Just putting my hand on the 7200.10 and I could feel quite a bit of rattling/shaking/vibrating! My Maxtor DM9s dont vibrate/rattle in the slightest. I can imagine that this noise really stands out in ultra quiet PCs. Buried in my case, its not an issue.

Do these `noisy` drives perform any worse in benchmarks?

(Made in China; 3.AAC; 07033

david25 · 4 Aug 2006 at 21:49

Hi, check the storagereview forum, link above, there are some with poor benchmarks

Biglunn said:
Ive had my case open today, and I have changed my opinion. Currently, I have 3 HDs in my Antec P150 case, all on silicone mounts. Whilst doing a large transfer of files, I noticed a a fair mit of noise. Just putting my hand on the 7200.10 and I could feel quite a bit of rattling/shaking/vibrating! My Maxtor DM9s dont vibrate/rattle in the slightest. I can imagine that this noise really stands out in ultra quiet PCs. Buried in my case, its not an issue.

Do these `noisy` drives perform any worse in benchmarks?

(Made in China; 3.AAC; 07033

Amps · 22 Aug 2006 at 18:52

I got my 320Gb 7200.10 and mine is noisy compared to my 2 other Seagate drives. So not a good start for me.

MADE IN CHINA rubbish grrrggh.

JIM_BOB7813 · 13 Sep 2006 at 13:31

Amps said:
I got my 320Gb 7200.10 and mine is noisy compared to my 2 other Seagate drives. So not a good start for me.

MADE IN CHINA rubbish grrrggh.

Did you buy from OCUK?

Has anyone got a 7200.10 320 recently? which are OCUK stocking?

I am reading people say (on other forums) that their's are from China and they are quiet, some saying they are really really loud. I am really confused now :confused:

edit#2:

People getting ones made in China with 'silent' motors too :\
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=79238&page=4

bee · 13 Sep 2006 at 16:06

no idea what colour goo is on mine , but mine is made in thailand and is silent.It has 3.AAC firmware and idles at 35c.

pcknight · 14 Sep 2006 at 09:49

Samsung are the quietest by far.

VeNT · 14 Sep 2006 at 10:19

I've got one on here atm, running along side another 4 drive (just transfering data to it atm) and its quiet as anything, can't hear it over my 6600GTs fan.

pcknight · 14 Sep 2006 at 11:08

Which model is that VeNT?

whammer · 14 Sep 2006 at 11:39

Just recieved to Chinese 320's and I have to say that they are quiet.

Regards,

Whammer

pcknight · 14 Sep 2006 at 11:44

How do you know if you are getting the chinese ones?

JIM_BOB7813 · 14 Sep 2006 at 11:57

It will say made in china on it, read the first post of this topic. The Chinese ones are the non-silent motors apparently

I just got mine from ocuk, and it's the silent type (pink goo, made in Singapore, firmware: 3.AAD). Just finished ghosting it, and i can't hear it over my fans so it's no louder than my old HDD.
Seems silent to me.

Running on an MSI K8N Neo platinum (with original bios), with the latest 5.10 nforce drivers (v.2.6 SATA driver?).

pcknight · 14 Sep 2006 at 12:10

Is this only regarding the 320gb models or any of the others? I am thinking of getting the 200g one.