http://www.teklan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fan.jpg this is the "ultra quiet 80mm case fan" i got from their UK site. it spins slow but has an annoying buzz which is amplified when mounted in the case. i find its much better to buy a normal speed fan and slow it down with a fanmate. my favorite at the m...

i use this third party one, works on any AAM capable drive i think...

http://www.zdnetindia.com/downloads/info/6759089.html

i got an 80mm from them recently, its a Papst and its far from quiet, dont bother.

thanks petreza, but after leaving the drive on continuously for more than 8 hours as suggested by someone at niko's link above (thanks niko!), the noise disappeared and has not come back! i still dont know what it was, but its gone so im happy

ive just bought my first Barracuda IV drive (40gb). its emmiting a soft buzzing noise (not spin noise) when NOT being accessed. the noise stops for 2 seconds after each disk access, then comes back. is this normal?

can anyone tell me wot the RPM's are of the High Volume vs Low Volume 92mm Panaflo? also wot happens if u put a fan-mate on a Low Volume one?

thanks Gxcad, im looking for a replacement for my 40gb D740X which, even with AAM set to 'quiet' and inside a Silentdrive enclosure, still sounds like a woodpecker trying to escape from my case. so its between the cuda IV and the 120GXP. even though i hate seek noise, my main concern has to be idle ...

wots the seek noise like on a 40gb cuda IV with acoustic management set to quietest??

after using the utility to silence my Diamondmax Plus 60 i was so impressed i couldnt wait to try it on my new D740X. i was absolutely horrified when the seek noise stayed exactly the same no matter what mode i set it to! then i found this HDD roundup at digit-life.com .... http://www.digit-life.com...

after quietening my case, my monitor buzz is now starting to get to me. are TFT's totally silent? if so i'll have to seriously consider one.

i use a Geforce4 MX420, extremely fast, very cheap, tv-out and no fan!!

Am I right in thinking that such software only effects seek noise and not spun up idle noise? yes AMSET does only affect seek noise, at least it would if it actually worked on a D740X. the utility has NO EFFECT on this drive because it is actually developed by Quantum. However, when used on a Maxto...