cfw@aplpy.jhuapl.edu (Chuck Waltrip) (12/31/90)
I have an ICD FaST disk enclosure with a 60 Mb disk (I believe it's a Seagate...don't recall the model no.). I've had this setup about two years. It has always been noisy...emits a continuous high-pitched whine which I have always assumed was a fan (although I don't know for sure that it even HAS a fan). Anyone know anything about these configurations? Are they usually noisey? Can anything be done about the noise? For instance, should I change the fan (assuming there is one) to a quieter one? Is there a plug-compatible, quieter replacement? Have I exceeded the threshold for dumb questions yet? Thanks. c.f.waltrip <cfw@aplpy.jhuadpl.edu> Opinions expressed are strictly my own.
ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) (01/01/91)
cfw@aplpy.jhuapl.edu (Chuck Waltrip) writes: - I have an ICD FaST disk enclosure with a 60 Mb disk (I believe it's a - Seagate...don't recall the model no.). I've had this setup about two years. - It has always been noisy...emits a continuous high-pitched whine which I have - always assumed was a fan (although I don't know for sure that it even HAS a - fan). - Anyone know anything about these configurations? Are they usually noisey? - Can anything be done about the noise? For instance, should I change the - fan (assuming there is one) to a quieter one? Is there a plug-compatible, - quieter replacement? Have I exceeded the threshold for dumb questions yet? I've had an ICD FaST case with a Seagate 157N-1 for about a year and a half (installed by Joppa Computers). The noise, fan or drive, isn't bad; in fact, other HD owners who have heard it say it's quieter than their non-ICD drives. It may be that the drive is noisier than others or that ICD used a different fan in your model. -- Ed Krimen ............................................... ||| Video Production Major, California State University, Chico ||| INTERNET: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu FREENET: al661 / | \ SysOp, Fuji BBS: 916-894-1261 FIDONET: 1:119/4.0
ljdickey@watmath.waterloo.edu (L.J.Dickey) (01/04/91)
In article <1990Dec31.014506.26765@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> cfw@aplpy.jhuapl.edu (Chuck Waltrip) writes: >I have an ICD FaST disk enclosure with a 60 Mb disk... >... >It has always been noisy...emits a continuous high-pitched whine which I have >always assumed was a fan (although I don't know for sure that it even HAS a >fan). I moved up from a 1040 to a Mega ST2 and was annoyed by the the fan. Then I bought a hard drive and was annoyed even more by noise of the hard drive unit (yes it has a fan) and by the noise of the FaST drive's fan. I always assumed I could cure the problem by drilling a hole in the wall and then putting the hard drive on the other side |:^) . >Opinions expressed are strictly my own. Me too.