HD without "electrostatic" whine?

[Tarkus]

I have a WD 7200RPM 20G drive that emits a high-pitched "electro-static" type noise during operation. I'm not talking about the sound made when the system accesses the disk, but rather the drive's normal always-on operational sound (which again sounds like a high-pitched whine).

Anyone have a suggestion for an alternative drive?

 

[Howard]

IBM 75GXP, Maxtor DiamondMax Plus (any kind)

 

[tboo]

Thats funny -I have 2 WD 30gig 7200rpm drives and mine are very quiet-They are even more quiet than the Maxtor DiamondMax +40 drives that the WD drives replaced. Perhaps you have a defective drive?

 

[Lounatik]

Same here,got a WD 20 gig 7200 in my box too...totally silent.Its actually eerie that the darn thing makes not a sound,even when loading games like NOLF or UT...the silence is deafening!!!



Peace




Lounatik

 

[Verygreedy]

Another vote for IBM GXP 75!
-Greed :disgust::frown::disgust: