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Is it me or is my new dell 9100 Seagate HD noisy?

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wallsfd949

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I just picked up a new 9100 w/an 80GB Hard disk. From what I could find it is a Seagate ST380013AS. I thought Seagate disks were supposed to be quiet. It may be that this computer is so quiet that I now hear hard disk noise.

What do you think?
 
Is the noise constant or do you just hear it as a light clicking noise when the drive access light is on ?

Edit: In any case, you could get the diagnostic software from Seagate and test the drives integrity.
 
Originally posted by: wpshooter
Is the noise constant or do you just hear it as a light clicking noise when the drive access light is on ?
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I don't know if I'd call it a 'light' clicking, but it is only when the access light is on. I did find a setting in the BIOS to set it to 'quiet' over performance, but it hasn't been quiet enough for me to notice.

It's probably not an issue, but my old box had enough fans to cover the noise of 5 hard disks, this 9100 BTX box is just silent except the hard drive.

 
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