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Where to get software acoustic management for Hitachi 7K60?

post #1 of 5
1/26/05 at 3:17am
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Hi,

I keep on reading on people getting software that will minimize the noise coming out of the famous Hitachi 7K60 drive and I was wondering if someone can point to me where to get it? I have the drive but I want it to be more quieter than it is right now.
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post #2 of 5
1/26/05 at 5:32am

On the Hitachi web-site would be my guess

http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

I believe that FeatureTool is what you need.
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post #3 of 5
1/26/05 at 4:55pm
I'm confused, don't you sacrafice performance for less noise? What's the point of buying a drive that fast if you are going to turn around and slow it down.

I'll send you my 5400 RPM drive if you want something quieter...
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post #4 of 5
1/26/05 at 9:24pm
Originally I was going to upgrade my 30gb 4200 to 60gb 7200, but after looking at some reviews, 7200 isn't that much faster than 5400 but noiser. So I'll be on the lookout for a nice seagate 100gb 5400 deal.
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post #5 of 5
1/28/05 at 4:24pm
I didn't notice any difference in performance after running Feature Tool on my 40 GB 5400 RPM Hitachi drive. It did however make the clicking noise go away (thus restoring my sanity).

Martian
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