| Dec 6, 2004 |
Introduction
When it comes to silencing your personal computer, the component that is often overlooked is the system hard drives. Whether your machine uses SCSI, SATA, or plain oleâ?? ATA, an improperly mounted drive can be the source of a descent amount of decibel output. Even when properly secured, high performance drives are often accompanied by a high pitched screech as the inner mechanics work their way to your data.
As drives continue to get larger and faster, their sound output seems to grow as well. You would be hard pressed to find a 7200 RPM or faster drive, nowadays, that doesnâ??t have a clearly audible high pitch while running. This sound is caused by the internal workings of the drive itself, but often isnâ??t noticable over the sound of the CPU fans, power supply, and case fans.
A few devices exist in the market place that attempt to aid in the silencing of your system drives. These generally range from hard drive coolers (help the drive run cooler and access more effectively) and hard drive cradles (help ensure your drive is mounted securely and has no vibration). These tools seem to work with varying success, and depending on the type of system you have can be very effective.
Well, today, we take a look at one of the newest possibilities for hard drive sound reduction, the SilenX Luxurae Hard Drive Silencing Solution (HDSS). The HDSS is a combination of both of the traditional approaches to hard drive silencing. It combines a sturdy container that can be mounted in your case as well as sound muffling technology that is designed to reduce the vibration noise and motor whine of any standard 3.5â?àhard drive. SilenX claims that with their system in place, you can experience a noise reduction of anywhere from 3 to 8 dBA. Letâ??s put their system to the test and see if it lives up to the claim. |
