i had a terrible experience with the wd1200jb... it whined like you would not believe. Incredibly loud.... however not all WD drives are susceptible to this level of noiseness. My wd2000jb exhibited the same whine but at a much lower noise level. eventually i sold both and got 2 sp1614c's. However o...

Noticeable whine (with case closed, about 1 meter away): No Noticeable whine (with ear next to harddrive): No Model Number: SP1614C Supplier: ebay Month of purchase: 6/2004 Motor: NIDEC FDB Revision: Rev. A Date of Manufacturing: 2003.11 this drive has NO WHINE. I placed my ear right next to the dri...

Yup, exact same problem I'm having.

And I will have to RMA two drives.

And with my luck I'll probably have to RMA 4 drives or more.

hmm let me know how it goes

does ANYONE have a SP1614C with "FDB" printed anywhere on it?

thanks edward!

btw i have emailed samsung about the FDB labels on the drive, hopefully I will get a response.

seems like only the SATA drives do not have FDB labeled on the spindle... hopefully these ARE FDB drives though.

i have 2 SP1614C's. Both JVC w/o FDB :( interestingly, if operated seperately, both have a very consistent, nearly inaudible whine. However when both are plugged in, i get this "beeping" whine which is very annoying. If I put my ear right next to my case it's very distinct. Hopefully this FDB thing ...