[microsound] noisy hard drive on mac

[i8u]

thanks for the input,

any thoughts about seagate 320, 5400 or 7200,
i assume the 7200 may be louder, will this be a problem
for me as my work is minimal?

i8u (france)


> I did.  Replacing the hard drive on a mac laptop was super hard for me.
> They are not made to be opened easily.  I would say that if you plan on
> running your apple care out without buying another 3 years to maybe go for
> it.  Pray that you don't break your computer in the process.  That being
> said, it might actually be a better idea to buy a backup drive and backup
> often and just wait for the computer to break.  Then renew apple care
> since
> you have a newer laptop.  Apple care is your friend and apple laptops need
> it.  They will fix anything that breaks no questions.  I had the
> motherboard
> and the keyboard replaced twice on mine.  I'll buy a pc laptop next
> time...
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:45 AM, i8u <muse at i8u.com> wrote:
>
>> it is a FUJITSU MHW2160BHPL 160G,
>>
>> i found out last night that this drive
>> is notoriously problematic.
>>
>> one idea is now to upgrade to a seagate as hey
>> seem to be quiet.
>>
>> if i do so, i wa told i will lose my warranty
>> but that it will be re instated if i re-install the original drive
>> if i av a problem with the laptop, other than the drive.
>>
>> anyone ever done this before ?
>>
>> i8u
>>
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I really don't really know what their specs are but I also have a
>> > unibody mbp and the hd runs disturbingly quiet.
>> >
>> > The system profiler says its a "Hitachi HTS543225L9SA02"...
>> > Is it the same drive?
>> >
>> > BB.
>> >
>> > On Mar 11, 2009, at 11:57 PM, i8u wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> hello,
>> >>
>> >> i have a problem i hope someone can shed some light on.
>> >>
>> >> i recently (1 month) bought a 15,4 last generation
>> >> macbookpro, refurbished.
>> >>
>> >> i hear what i believe to be a noisy drive,
>> >> i went to mac and they said it is within normal
>> >> specs.
>> >>
>> >> anyone had the same problem ?
>> >>
>> >> my work being of minimal nature, i find it difficult
>> >> to make abstraction of this recurring sound
>> >>
>> >> any ideas?
>> >>
>> >> best
>> >>
>> >> i8u
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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