digitalix wrote:It's quieter than the IBM hard drive in my laptop if that helps you out any.

Nope, it doesn't I just switched hd from a IBM OEM 2.5" to a Fujitsu MHS2030AT 2.5" and I can't believe the diffrence.

Thanks for the info sclawson :) I got the Fujitsu MHS2030AT 30 GB drive and man is it quiet compared to the old IBM OEM drive I was using :D The drive is sitting on my desk (The lunchbox/mini-itx case I ordered hasn't arrived yet) one meter from my head and the idle nosise is drowned out by the back...

Does anyone know how noisy a microdrive is compared to a normal laptop hd?

I've paid nothing for one actually. I'm typing this now on a completly silent computer ( I'm cheating :) The HD is in suspend mode ) I managed to get $350 for my old noisy computer. I used this money to buy a EPIA M 6000 board (fanless) and a DC-DC 55W PSU (fanless). I also bought 128 MB ram which I...

If you are using *nix you could try GKrellM

I found a desktop system that uses a Crusoe processor: Power Mate eco A fanless desk computer, the system components have been compacted to fit into the back of the monitor and pedestal. Amazingly the PowerMate eco produces just 20 decibels (dB) in all, about the loudness of a whisper (see chart). 2...

I just saw this over at Transmeta 8. What is the power consumption of a Crusoe processor? The Crusoe processor typically operates between several hundred milliwatts and 1-2 watts. The Crusoe processor is efficient even while running heavy-duty multimedia applications like DVD movie playback. 1-2 Wat...

powergyoza wrote:If you try the dust, let me know how it works!

Sure thing

@jhh :lol: I don't think the drive would take to well to having all it's drive circutry shorted by the metal dust ;) You'd have to keep the dust in an enclosure or a bag. @powergyoza Found it! Thanks. Hmm, it doesn't seem like anyone tried this method yet... Oh, well. I think I'll sacrifice and old ...

I've been lurkning for a while. This is my first post. I saw this in another thread and it got me thinking. However sand shouldn't be used in isolating hard disks without any cooling since heat conductivity of sand is only around 0.27 W/mK. Not much compared to aluminum's 237 W/mK. Couldn't you use ...