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[vdr] AW: Re: How to get the VDR box silent
Hi,
> >> Do you mean NoVibes reduces the noise a harddisc makes while only
> >running
> >> without access?
> >> This would be great, because I can hear my harddisc's running noise
> >(not the
> >> head movement!) very clear after I made all the fans completely silent.
>
> Remeber that most (all?) current IDE hard disks can be switched into
> "silent" mode via software which reduces the noise caused by the seeking
> head. The performance is a little worse than in "full speed" mode but
> always sufficient for VDR. Depending on the hard drive, this feature
> alone can drastically reduce the noise.
Thats right :) I did that to (forgot to mention that)
You can do that with the (IBM) Feature Tool from here :
http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm
(IBM did a merge with Hitachi)
Greetings
Christian
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