Hitachi 7K250 - VERY annoying idle whine

speedy · Post by **speedy** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:01 am

As a data point, my HDS722525VLSA80 sample has a VERY annoying / loud idle whine, and I'm in the process of replacing it with Samsung SP2504C.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:48 am

Have you tried low RPM mode?

We are particularly interested in the acoustic potential of the Low RPM Standby. Spinning the disc at a lower speed (~60% of normal) is a good way of reducing power draw without halting the drive entirely, but it may also have the secondary benefit of producing less noise.

speedy · Post by **speedy** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:10 am

Mats wrote:Have you tried low RPM mode?

Nah, the idle whine sounds sooo awful.. Better to get rid of it, I'm even suspecting of a faulty sample. (although it worked for about 5-6 months in my box, with motor turned off for most of the time in power save mode)