Any news about when these are coming to the States?

I looked at the info on the WD web site and they list the 200GB WD2000JB as having 3 platters. Does this mean that the higher density platters from the 320GB WD3200JB are not being used in the lower capacity drives? I'd really like to get the largest capacity 2-platter drive available.

Where are you reading the software version? I think mine is running 3.1.1e according to System Information. 6.2 sounds like a big difference from mine. The software version has jumped from 3.1.1e to 6.2. Outside of SoCal, the update should happen this month. The new version has folders and menu ope...

Also, the new 6.2 version of the Tivo software supports large hard drives (> 137GB), so you can now have a DTivo with huge capacity. Of course, you'll never have enough time to watch all those shows!

ilh- nice work (looks alot better than mine :evil: ). Anyway, about the seek noise, try removing the elastic band from around the drive. I believe that compressing the Sorbothane causes it to lose its vibration dampening properties. Perhaps Ralf can confirm. Also, version 6.2 of the Tivo software al...

IceWindius - You may still be getting vibrations transferred through the screws. For the finishing touch, you may want to put foam underneath the screws like m0002a has done.

Thanks SebRad, the DM10 is definitely a good candidate. However, I was just reading this thread about the new WD drives and there seems to be a utility available for setting AAM. This, coupled with reports of them being very cool running drives, puts the new WDs at the top of the list.

I just noticed that you have a BQE. If you use this mounting system, you find that your drive noise is greatly reduced and the drive will be securely attached: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=10450 I appreciate the suggestion, but I'm pretty happy with the Sorbothane setup in my BQ...

Early reports on the Samsung suggest that they use Nidec motors. Sorbothane should eliminate any vibration problems that you might have, but I think that vibration noises may be a problem with any drive you get. Yeah, the 250GB model looks very promising. I haven't seen them available yet in the st...

Two 2.5" notebook drives? I will likely replace the 40GB drive in my DirecTivo with an 80 or 120GB notebook drive mounted on sorbothane. My reading indicates 7200RPM is not needed, and hence likely just increases heat and noise. Good idea, but I've already decided against a dual-drive (married) Tiv...

I'm starting to look for a 200GB+ drive for my next Tivo upgrade. My current Maxtor DM+9 120GB is still audible even with AAM enabled and the drive sitting on 1/2" Sorbothane strips. Also, I recently recieved the DirecTivo 6.2 software upgrade that supports >137GB drives, so a large disk is now poss...

Yeah, I think tay and I are cool, Mats. I tried to convey in my last post that I think tay is an excellent contributor to this messageboard.

Cool, that's good to hear. I guess I shouldn't worry until I get it and test it myself. Thanks for the info. But just in case......if there's anyone that runs the fan at a fixed 5v without heat issues, let me know. "Very Quiet" still bugs me :P Pauli: Just out of pre-psu-ups-delivery-curiousity, ho...

Thanks Tay , for restating your position in a less harsh way toward the 7200.8. I just felt that your loose use of the terms "junk" and "it sucks" was doing a major disservice to anyone that read this thread. Opinions from a respected member of this forum (such as yourself) can be very influential. ...

I think that you'll find that the stock Super Tornado will be quiet enough without any fan voltage mod. The stock Antec is very loud in comparison. I made this same PSU switch almost a year ago and I am very pleased with the stock Seasonic. When my system is idle, the fan runs around 700 - 800 RPM (...

Splinter wrote:Moving drives around while they are on is a recipe for disaster.

Ever heard of an iPod?

I agree that bumping HDs while in operation is potential for disaster, but these HD-based MP3 players are fine even when moved around constantly.

Here's an Anandtech review of the Seagates compared to a wide variety of other drives http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2396&p=1 Not too much in the way of acoustics, but the performance numbers are interesting. The Seagates were among the best performers in the "real world" tests. So ...

With those components you should have a very quiet system. As was already pointed out, "Silent" is an extreme that can't be achieved. "Virtually silent" is what you are trying to achieve and you are already there with these components (if you run the fans at 5V and isolate the hard drive, of course)...

Ok I take that back, its not junk. It just sucks compared to other drives this generation . Although the 5 year warranty is nice. - its louder than comparable drives - no AAM - iometer is the only decent benchmark there since hdtach sucks and worldbench scores are within 1% of each other. It finish...

Tech report review shows that the 7200.8 is junk and you'd be better of with a .7 or a Diamondmax or even a WD. How on Earth did you come up with the word "junk" for the 7200.8 from that review? Up until the IOMeter tests, it was probably slightly ahead in performance of the DiamondMax 10. Even the...

The thing I don't like about copper (besides the extra weight) is that it oxidizes pretty quickly. Arcanine, does that affect it's thermal dissipation properties at all?

I've been a member at Anandtech since it started (1997?) and, while there is some token mention of noise in reviews, it's pretty much performance and cost that is the focus of their reviews and the tone of the messageboards. Noise considerations are secondary and often not even an afterthought. I sp...

Well, if it works and is reliable and stays cool, it looks like a pretty good solution. How much total disk space do you have?

That setup makes me want to shoot myself. Ugh! Can't you organize it at least a little bit? Eh, well, I guess if it's quiet in your room...

After quieting down the rest of my system, I finally noticed the buzzing in from my Viewsonic PF790. It varies greatly depending on what is being displayed and which resolution/refresh rate it's set at. I currently have it set at 1260x960@85Mhz and it's pretty bad. I tried many other settings and th...

Mine reports about 45C, although it isn't clear exactly what it is measuring. Pauli, are you concerned that you have changed the airflow pattern? If I understand your photos, the new fan is in a significantly different area from the old. Does the PSU get the cooling it used to? I believe that the a...

Is a top mounted fan really necessary? What were your temps like with the 60mm fan? (I don't have a Tivo, so I'm not sure if there is any temp monitoring facility). My first thought (after doing a similar mod in my Xbox ) would be to put an 80mm Panaflo in the back. There looks to be plenty of room...

A few weeks ago, I undertook the task of upgrading my 40GB DirecTiVo Series 2 Philips hard disk (35 hours) to a 120GB hard disk to get 107 hours of recording time. I also wanted to quiet the fan noise down from the stock 60mm fan that was exhausting at the back of the box. So, I replaced the stock h...

45C is about the limit for being able to touch the drive comfortably without being too hot. 50C is too hot to keep your hand on it. I don't know about you guys, but I wouldn't want my hard drive, with all of my precious data, to be constantly being so hot that you can't even touch it (maybe this sho...

im deciding between the two at the moment as well I dont like the zalman design the centre part of the HSF has the core part of the fan, therefore that area is getting no air. The centre of the Heatsink should be the hottest, so shouldnt the centre part be cooled the most? The cooler master areo is...