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Sammo

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:11 am
Post subject: How quieten Maxtor drive
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I have a 160 GB Maxtor Plus 9 IDE drive (model 6Y160P0).

The actuator arm seems to make too much noise when it is working.

Is there a tool to reduce the noise?

I don't want to partition the drive or write the MBR or anything like
that.

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 6:12 am
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:47:19 +0100, Sammo
<noone.RemoveThis@no-where.com> wrote:

 >I have a 160 GB Maxtor Plus 9 IDE drive (model 6Y160P0).
 >
 >The actuator arm seems to make too much noise when it is working.
 >
 >Is there a tool to reduce the noise?
 >
 >I don't want to partition the drive or write the MBR or anything like
 >that.

Try AMSET,

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://maxtor.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/maxtor.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=1200" target="_blank">http://maxtor.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/maxtor.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?...aqid=12</a><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 7:12 am
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I'm buying this HDD, did you get to 'quiten' the drive?

"kony" <spam.TakeThisOut@spam.com> wrote in message
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 > On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:47:19 +0100, Sammo
 > <noone.TakeThisOut@no-where.com> wrote:
 >
  >>I have a 160 GB Maxtor Plus 9 IDE drive (model 6Y160P0).
  >>
  >>The actuator arm seems to make too much noise when it is working.
  >>
  >>Is there a tool to reduce the noise?
  >>
  >>I don't want to partition the drive or write the MBR or anything like
  >>that.
 >
 > Try AMSET,
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://maxtor.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/maxtor.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=1200</font" target="_blank">http://maxtor.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/maxtor.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?...aqid=12</a>><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 7:12 am
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Also... Sammo

Did you notice any major hit in disk performance after the changes made with
the AMSET utility?
Thanks
"Sammo" <noone.RemoveThis@no-where.com> wrote in message
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 >I have a 160 GB Maxtor Plus 9 IDE drive (model 6Y160P0).
 >
 > The actuator arm seems to make too much noise when it is working.
 >
 > Is there a tool to reduce the noise?
 >
 > I don't want to partition the drive or write the MBR or anything like
 > that.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 8:30 pm
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Sammo wrote:
 > I have a 160 GB Maxtor Plus 9 IDE drive (model 6Y160P0).
 >
 > The actuator arm seems to make too much noise when it is working.
 >
 > Is there a tool to reduce the noise?
 >
 > I don't want to partition the drive or write the MBR or anything like
 > that.

If it is louder than it was when it was new the get rid of it. Send it back
for a new one if under warrantee<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 12:29 am
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 11:45:49 +0100, "***JB"
<ignore.TakeThisOut@ignore.com.invalid> wrote:

 >Also... Sammo
 >
 >Did you notice any major hit in disk performance after the changes made with
 >the AMSET utility?
 >Thanks


The difference should be a few (perhaps 4?) ms seek
difference... wouldn't be noticable to most people in use
but perhaps with something like database work it might.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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