[CUBE] Hitachi hard drives

[Eagle]

I should add: the audio level on those is very low, so you will likely 
need to turn your volume way up to hear it.  However, when you do, the 
noise is VERY obvious.

Eagle

On Jan 16, 2004, at 11:31, Eagle wrote:
> Take a listen:  http://homepage.mac.com/eagle243/misc/iMac_noise.mov
>
> Or, if you prefer AIFF: 
> http://homepage.mac.com/eagle243/misc/iMac_noise.aiff
>
> Note: those are very noisy, poor-quality audio recordings.  The second 
> has had the volume increased, but it also amplified the background 
> noise (greatly), so the QT may be better.
>
> Eagle
>
> On Jan 16, 2004, at 11:25, Alan Thompson wrote:
>> what's the feature?  describe it, please.  how is it annoying, what 
>> is the behaviour?
>>
>> On Jan 16, 2004, at 6:53 AM, Eagle wrote:
>>
>>> apparently these Hitachi/IBM DeskStar drives have this REALLY 
>>> annoying, uh, "feature" which is supposed to prolong the life of the 
>>> drive.