Notebook Hard Drives

C

Clayton

Would a 4200RPM harddrive be quieter than a 5400RPM? I ask this question
because I upgraded a Toshiba notebook from a 20GB 4200RPM to a 40GB 5400RPM
drive and noticed it was nosier than the old one, it would just make a
strange 2 second noise every 30 seconds or so and had it replaced twice to
be told that's how they are, I mentioned the older drive didn't make these
noises.
 
G

Guest

Yes and No.

All depends on the manufacturer.

Generally the better the brand the quieter the drive.
 
C

Chris Catt

Hi, some laptop HD's actually 'park the head' to conserve power, maybe
that's the click you are hearing....
ChrisC
 
C

Clayton

Maybe it is, what's a good hard drive?

Chris Catt said:
Hi, some laptop HD's actually 'park the head' to conserve power, maybe
that's the click you are hearing....
ChrisC
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