http://www.officeexpress.com/solutions/item.asp?sku=407609TD&S=704G

THANKS

The IBM spec sheet seems to suggest that it's fine. The 4200 RPM spin speed should give it quiet operation and the height is within spec for the drive tray. I reckon it should be fine.

Just follow the FAQs of the installation and all should be groovy.

Murray 06000047
I don't think, therefore I am not.

By the way - there is a utility available on the IBM website for changing the operating characteristics of the travelstar drives. You can set the drive to "quiet" operation or "performance" - which is default.

If you have noisy IBM drives, you might want to check that utility out - it's available as a link off the tech specs for the drive above.

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Queue 351, Now Mk II #60000022 18gb, Blue

there is a utility (..) on the IBM website for changing the operating characteristics of the travelstar drives (..) to "quiet"

I too have a Travelstar second hard drive, which rattles more than the original (Toshiba ?) that came with the empeg. Tried to find the utility you talk about, but can't find it. Any pointers? Thanks

Henno
mk2 6 nr 6

IBM Feature Tool

Edwin de Vaan
mk2 rev.7 Trillian # 080000263 6+20Gb blue/red

Hrmm... The "Linux" version of this feature tool requires a floppy disk. I looked at my empeg several times but wasn't able to locate a floppy drive. :)

Guess you'd have to take the drive out of your empeg, connect it to a notebook PC to run this utility, and reinstall it in your empeg....

-Tony
MkII #554

The setting isn't permanent, so it won't survive reboots as I remember. You could write a little program to do the ioctl to send the appropriate ATA command quite easily, but this just quietens the seeks (by slowing them down). I doubt it's worth it for the carplayer!

Hugo

IBM Feature Tool:

http://www.storage.ibm.com/techsup/hddtech/welcome.htm

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but this just quietens the seeks (by slowing them down). I doubt it's worth it for the carplayer!

Wouldn't slowing the drives down also reduce heat? That might be useful for the car player.

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Tony Fabris

No significant heat comes from seeking - it's almost all from the motor and drivers. The commands don't make the drive rotate any slower.

Hugo

Interesting! Now I understand.

Still, I could see how reducing seek noise could be a benefit in the car player. I mean, if you're parked with the engine off, and you're making the moves on your girlfriend, it would be good to keep disk-seek noise from reducing the effectiveness of the Barry White you've got playing.

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Tony Fabris

What do you need a girlfriend for if you have an Empeg ?

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Rod, UK Mk2 64gig Red S/No.341 2xDell RioReceiver

So you can have a use for WendyFilters when 1.1 comes out.

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Tony Fabris

What do you need a girlfriend for if you have an Empeg ?

If you kinda happen to have the 'likes-to-talk-a-lot-about-anything' type of girlfriend, as I do, you can crank up the volume to a certain level she doesn't even try to reach. The anecdote about birds tweetering themselves to death comes to mind... Hehe, just a stupid answer to a stupid question!!! ;o)

Edwin de Vaan
mk2 rev.7 Trillian # 080000263 6+20Gb blue/red

Good point, well made

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Rod, UK Mk2 64gig Red S/No.341 2xDell RioReceiver

Are you suggesting my question was stoopid ?

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Rod, UK Mk2 64gig Red S/No.341 2xDell RioReceiver

No, you just forgot to mention boyfriend, or better yet change it to 'partner' as this is the most obvious word to choose nowadays, that's always right, right?!?!?.

Edwin de Vaan
mk2 rev.7 Trillian # 080000263 6+20Gb blue/red