Im not sure if I mentioned this b4, but did I ever say that these drives are VERY fast too ... (DM10) never owned a samsung, but tests confirm dm10 is the fastest sata drive to date.....and a fractionally noisier on paper, bun in real life ? who knows ? who cares ? if u want size and speed, get dm10...

im using the Hitachi tool

as the maxtor tool failed to recognise the drives (!)

mmmhhh... that's very strange one week ago I tried a couple of DMX 10 160GB SATA, and their was everything except quiet or silent, I swap them for a pair of Samsung, same size and type, and yes... that's my concept of silent.. :? I have 2 x 160gb Satas......8mb....... if you set the AAM to QUIET MO...

The Max 10 is quieter than a Nidec Samsung?? I'm considering of getting another drive cuz the seek noise for my Seagate 7200.7 120Gb SATA is making me mad. heh heh, YES I know the feeling, I had my 2 Satas 7200.7 for 5 days before I got rid of them, man, they gave me a headache, the seek noises wer...

some good points, SO happy that this didnt turn into a shooting match.......(yet ! ) yeah, Ive had HD failures in the past, in fact, I would say they all pretty much lose their attributes after 2-3 years.......bearings wear out, etc etc Id like to keep them cooler, but that would require a fan, and ...

Yes, then why dont all you guys perform measured tests, with dB meters.... after all , you say 'silent' is only a percieved term, so clearly, no one can judge anybody elses statements..... of course, you could be incorrect, and silent, does actually mean silent, as in , inaudible.... besides, does i...

I am no expert*** , but , I have my DM10 normally fixed onto the drive bay, hard mounted, and I get no seek noise at all ( drive set to quiet mode ) Im not pushing the DM10, all I am saying, is that I have 2 of these drives, and cant hear no noise at all from them.... so why bother with all the feet...

thanks to the few people who sent me a PM, stating how happy they are that I recomended the DM10s, and they purchased these drives because of my posts.....and are delighted with them well, I havent posted for a long time, since I was getting gunned down, for simply stating that the max 10, was a sup...

yup...........exact problems I had with BOTH my Sata 7200.7 drives........ mega loud seek noise, that could be heard in the next room, it wasnt funny, and the drives were perfect....... this has nothing to do with drive faults, it is just how they are designed.... all Seagate drives (SATA) are set t...

This might be because I'm so unlucky with samples, but I bought a 250 GB OneTouch II a few months back, which houses a 250 GB DM10. - Idle is considerably louder. - Seek is also louder, as a low grumbling - Has high vibration compared to the DM9+ - The DM10 DOES run hotter than the DM9+ Performance...

Yes, because Seagate no longer use AAM, whilst other manufaturers do........

hence their PATA versions are set to quiet mode, sata to noisy mode, as standard......

so, as long as u can change the AAM, doesnt matter what interface u get

Hmmm, could test

i think someone else here mentioned that the DM10 was very fast and very quiet

cant remember who though............

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i would love an automated, crap free, install of XP............

any idea where i can get one from ?

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if youre after a large and quiet drive, the max 10 is as good as youre gonna get at the moment.........

i dont think u would go wrong, in getting one..........

certainly, no one knows of a quieter drive, for the same capacity.....

I just picked up the 300 gb PATA version of this. Let me say this drive has no idle whine whatsoever. However, the seeks are a big loud but i can't really hear em with my case closed. These things are pretty fast. i installed windows in about 15 min. Is this a serious comment ? Windows in 15 mins ?...

im chilled.

well, Ive used norton ghost 2003, and it did recognise my Sata drive/s.

it also has a clone option.

but sure, use whatever u want that works for you

interesting drive

what was the idea with making such a large drive ?

i remember it came out when 3.5" drives were already the standard for a long time....

so why ?!

Use Norton ghost..... to make your new HD bootable, from dos, use something like Seagate discwizard or a dos floppy ( fdisk ) as a last resort , as its very slow on large drives alternatively, hook up your new Sata as a 2nd drive, and use windows DISK MANAGER to format it, and set the active partition

Thanks for the reply, I tried linux hdparm and it set the amm flag, however I dont think it did anything as it defently doesnt seem to have any amm. So where in the UK can I get a pair of 80gb or 1 120gb/160gb hard disk that is virtually as quiet as the barracuda 4 during idle and seek? Thanks Jaim...

geogecko wrote:What do you use to change the AAM settings on the hard drive. I have a SP1614C (I think, it's the SATA version). Do you use a Samsung utility?

use the hitachi tool ( link is in this forum somewhere - do a search )

works very well

I woud think twice before putting bags of water anywhere near a PC.......

is it worth the risk ?

there must be another solution...........

A lot might depend on the quality of the pc case I have my Max 10, rigidly mounted in my case, and I cant hear it at all, with the case closed and yes, my pc is quiet, not ultra quiet, there is a slight fan hum sound, but thats all......... my case is a full tower Supermicro, and is a big and heavy ...

seagates don't have AAM Neither did my Maxtor. YES, the Maxtor DOES have AAM technology, its called ' Quiet drive ' most brands allow u to change the accoustic management of the drive, apart from seagate, which used to, until they were sued for some patent infringements............. I had a seagate...

The Sata and Pata versions of the Spinpoint drives, are indentical ( inside ) as the Sata version, is simply a Pata drive, with an 'interfaced' Sata interface.... so the sound level should be identical....... my max 10 drive is very quiet ( never heard a spintpoint , so dont know how it compares ) b...

Why dont u just get some quieter drives ?

Spinpoint ? Pata 7200.7 ? Max 10 ?

i have a max 10, and its rigidly mounted, and makes no noise, well, I cant hear it with the case closed for sure

Yes, I also was " one of the lucky ones " who got a very quiet Max 10 also......... it seems that the people who bought these drives have been very lucky , getting the quiet ones, and the people who have not got this drive, have been unlucky, because 'their' Max 10s are not so quiet........... :wink:

Silent PCs are a bit freaky ! suddenly, the click sound on your mouse becomes a loud noise........ and then the keyboard is so loud, and oh my god, theres sound on that dvd too ! its never ending..............so yeah, try the spinpoint................its highly recommended as a quiet drive try a max...

I for one, will be very interested in the results.....

the pata 7200.7 is a very quiet drive already.......get yourself a Seagate Sata version, and you will freak out on the seek noise.........(!)

Ive actually mounted my max 10 rigidly in drive bay, such is the quietness

************ UPDATE I have now set the AAM to QUIET mode, and the drive is TOTALLY SILENT, I can NOT HEAR IT AT ALL, even with the case open, u have to really concentrate to hear a glimmer of seek sound, and I struggled to hear it most of the time......... With the case closed, thats it, no sound at...