Software to make Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9 Seek Quieter?

[us3rnotfound]

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In that post, maluckey mentions some software that is bundled with these Diamond Max Plus 9 drives, what is he referring to?

I would really like to find out, because my Diamond Max Plus 9 has really loud seeking noises.

Thanks

 

[Ionizer86]

HGST Feature Tool. Go to HGST's site.

 

[Accord99]

Be aware that you're essentially turning a 7200rpm HD into a 4200rpm HD in terms of seek performance. Read access time goes from 13-14ms to 19-20ms.

 

[us3rnotfound]

Originally posted by: Ionizer86
HGST Feature Tool. Go to HGST's site.

I see.... Are you sure that will work with Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9?

 

[us3rnotfound]

This looks like Hitachi software, so just making sure.

 

[johnjkr1]

This is the utility you need, straight from Maxtor

http://maxtor.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/maxtor.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=1200


I have tried it on several drives, it makes a very big difference in terms on noise reduction, but only a minor reduction in terms of performance. Accord99 is not quite accurate in comparing it to a 4200 RPM drive...run the benchmarks yourself

 

[Ionizer86]

I used the HGST on my bro's DM9+ 160GB, but yea, if Maxtor has their own software, I don't see why not

 

[us3rnotfound]

Thanks all, now my drive is silent

 

[Auric]

Originally posted by: johnjkr1
This is the utility you need, straight from Maxtor

http://maxtor.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/maxtor.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=1200


I have tried it on several drives, it makes a very big difference in terms on noise reduction, but only a minor reduction in terms of performance. Accord99 is not quite accurate in comparing it to a 4200 RPM drive...run the benchmarks yourself

Can you say hyperbole? I concur that the very minor reduction in performance is well worth the reduced noise. It remains a peppy drive. BTW, there are fast, quiet and off settings for acoustic management. The IBM/Hitachi tool allowed fine adjustment but without any practical advantage.