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by Csoszi
Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:47 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Putting Drives on Standby
Replies: 23
Views: 10071

@Csoszi: That seems an interesting way of circumventing some problems... Do you know if the drives power-up again if needed (direct access from Explorer, or from the network)? If so, that could actually be a great idea to add to a WHS machine... Cheers. Miguel P.S.: Btw, if that utility does what i...
by Csoszi
Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:24 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Putting Drives on Standby
Replies: 23
Views: 10071

The solution to your problem is called Revosleep. Works like charm for me.

http://revosleep.realspooky.de/
by Csoszi
Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:52 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Spin down one drive of two?
Replies: 2
Views: 2527

Try revoSleep. http://revosleep.realspooky.de/
After each power up you should run it to sleep the specified drive(s). However I don't know if the turned off drive will remain off after waking from hibernation.
by Csoszi
Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:29 am
Forum: Consumer Advocacy
Topic: Antec Neo HE PSU Users Poll
Replies: 355
Views: 631136

Those of you with starting problems might try to hook up a small 5 Watt/12 Volt lightbulb to the PSU. I use a bulb connected to a 3-pin fan header on my motherboard (Asus M2A-VM HDMI). Got the female connector and the wires from and old fan, connected the bulb to the appropriate wires, than to the m...
by Csoszi
Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:38 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
Replies: 137
Views: 157593

Just bought this motherboard with an X2 4400+ and 2 GB Geil Value + Windows XP Prof SP2. Allocated 64 MB RAM to integrated video. Clean Windows installation. I have problems when playing back WMV files: the output looks very surrealist, just big moving green, red, yellow and blue pathces on the scre...
by Csoszi
Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:12 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: mATX board with under volting
Replies: 15
Views: 8874

With the Asus M2A-VM (HDMI) you can go down to 0.8 Volt.

Concerning dimensions: uATX 245x229 mm; a couple of mm-s bigger than what you have specified.
Has Gb Ethernet.
You can disable almost (?) everything (haven't tried the int. video, since I am using that!)
by Csoszi
Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:49 am
Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
Topic: MicroATX with IGP + discrete GPU Question
Replies: 5
Views: 4464

think the latest AMD/ATI integrated graphics chipsets were roughly comparable to a Radeon 9700 in performance, which is very useable in even modern games. Not sure about the Nvidia ones though I think they weren't far behind. I am afraid you have overestimated the 3D power of the latest IGP solutio...
by Csoszi
Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:33 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Samsung HD501LJ
Replies: 123
Views: 162955

Excuse me, off topic question!

Alfred! How does your HD401LJ compare to the WD3200KS, concerning resonance, idle and AAM enabled seek noise?
by Csoszi
Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:27 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Additional quiet HDD recommendation
Replies: 4
Views: 4084

Just stick to the WD KS family. Older WD drives are not as quiet. I have a 3200JB (Caviar SE, ATA100); it's terrible when compared to a 3200KS.

And do NOT trust the dB values on the WD site: copy/paste numbers!
by Csoszi
Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:17 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Popping sound from WD5000KS
Replies: 4
Views: 3834

Don't worry; its not a bug, but a feature of all (?) WD drives. I have 3 3200KS, a 3200YS, and a 3200JB; all of them makes the same weird noise during shutdown.
by Csoszi
Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:07 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: 4 drives in P150/Solo?
Replies: 8
Views: 4303

You can suspend it in one of the upper 5.25 drive bays with sewing elastics, and suspend a 80-92 mm silent, undervolted fan right underneath the HDD. A modest airflow is more than enough (maybe in LA, too).
And go for WD Caviar SE16 drives!
by Csoszi
Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:22 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Caviar SE or RE or something else?
Replies: 2
Views: 2747

Hello doctore! The KS is fine, I have 3 WD3200KS in my Antec P150, all of them have the same low noise level (although one of them is equipped with a different motor). One of them seems to vibrate slightly more, but its not a problem in a P150 :wink: Migrated to WDs from Samsung P80 and P120 drives ...
by Csoszi
Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:16 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: WD Caviar SE16 - 5000YS vs. 5000KS models?
Replies: 1
Views: 2793

That's some funny pricing! Generally the YS costs a couple of bucks more than the KS of the same capacity. The YS belongs to the Raid Edition drive family with higher MTBF, NCQ, TLER, etc. useful for using it in a Raid array. See the Key Features and FAQ here: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products...
by Csoszi
Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:04 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Maxtor vs. Western Digital vs. Seagate
Replies: 6
Views: 5640

ovatsus: good decision!

whiic: I have two WD3200KS and a WD3200JB, but my JB (Mfg: May 2006) is not quiet at all, sounds like a vacuum cleaner when compared to the KS.
by Csoszi
Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:26 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Maxtor vs. Western Digital vs. Seagate
Replies: 6
Views: 5640

Although I dont't have any personal experience with the Maxtor and Seagate drives you mentioned, the WD3200KS is an excellent HDD, both cool and quiet. I have two of these drives and are very pleased with them.
by Csoszi
Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:02 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: I'm sick of my WD2500JS...What is most quiet during idle?
Replies: 4
Views: 4918

QuietOC wrote:I'd recommend a WD2500KS or WD3200KS over the drives listed. My WD2500KS is quieter than my SP2504C...
Similar experience here. I bought a WD3200KS a couple of weeks ago, then sold the SP2504C/Nidec. The new Caviar SE16 line seems to be a solid performer.
by Csoszi
Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:36 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: New Samsungs no longer quiet
Replies: 73
Views: 53353

I bought a Western Digital WD3200KS last week, and this device put all my Samsungs (SP2504C Nidec, SP2514N Nidec, SP1614C Nidec, SP1614N JVC) to shame in terms of idle noise: the WD is extremely quiet! When AAM is enabled, seek noise is comparable to or even lower than that of the P120 family. So I ...
by Csoszi
Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:22 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Bad time to buy a new HD ?
Replies: 14
Views: 7771

Go for the WD2500KS. I bought a WD3200KS (320 GB) last week, and was surprised how quiet it was. Idle noise is significantly less than that of my Samsung SP2504C. If AAM is enabled and set to minimum (I used the Hitachi Feature Tool for setting), the seek noise is also very low. So I will say goodby...
by Csoszi
Mon May 15, 2006 12:45 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Panaflow vs. Antec TriCool
Replies: 4
Views: 3330

Forget the TriCool!
I have one that came with my P150: first I used it at 12 Volt/Low. After a week it started to make an annoying clicking/ticking sound. Then I ran it at 5 Volt/High: same issue after 8-10 days of use. Have to dump it and get a Nexus.
by Csoszi
Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:03 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Antec NeoHE "High-Efficiency"
Replies: 606
Views: 580259

Got my 2nd P150 on Friday, as I had the usual issues with the first one. Revision A21, serial number starts with 0512, and it works only if the TriCool fan is connected. If the fan is disconnected, the PSU won't start. Config: Asus K8N, A64 2800+, Zalman CNPS 7000 AlCu, 512MB Kingmax Hardcore, Radeo...