At 09:44 -0400 30/4/04, Peter Krug wrote: > after booting from an external then ejecting his internal, the >noise stopped, so I'll assume it's the hard drive spinning that's >making the noise. Is this due to the case or will a replacement >drive solve the issue? Peter - so you now have definite proof that it is the hard drive. The whine comes from the bearings. A new drive with dynamic fluid bearings should result in a silent Ti-500 from now on. Trevor