[rescue] quiet SPARCstation

[Katherine Strojny]

Kurt Mosiejczuk wrote:

> My experience with the sun4c boxes is that USUALLY [1] it is the hard
drive
> that is making so much noise.  Heck, even my Ultra 1 got much quieter
> when I replaced it's drive with 2 7200rpm IBM drives [2].

Model?

> Now, I don't know how you shop for quiet drives...  I've found the
> quieter ones by sheer luck.

I've had good luck finding info on noise levels for IDE drives when I was
looking earlier this year (not that I ended up following through with a
purchase).

> [1] I know sometimes it IS the PSU fan.

I already had the HDD unplugged when I got on this noise+vibration kick.
(It gets plugged back in when I get more memory, a CD drive, and something
to install.)  The fan's the only moving part left.

Yes, the HDD drive's loud too.  *sigh*  I'll probably see what kind of
mileage I can get out of replacing the PS fan then move on (hoping that
will solve the vibration too).  Thanks, Kurt and Rip.

-k