I have four Seagate Barracudas - two 120gb V and two 80gb IV - and all of them are beautiful! The 120gb/8mb is in the Cube and is quiet and fast! My (old) 30gb IBM Deskstar has corrupted itself twice so I only use it for non-critical work... HTH Bryce. On 27/10/03 9:03 AM, "mentholiptus" <mentholiptus at mac.com> wrote: > I just put a 120gb IBM-Hitachi HD in my cube, and it makes this > oscilating hum.. > > hhuummmmMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmm....hhuuuummmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmm... > hhuummmmMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmm....hhuuuummmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmm... > hhuummmmMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmm....hhuuuummmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmm... > hhuummmmMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmm....hhuuuummmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmm... > > I'm reading that the seagate V's make a high pitched whine, but I'm > hoping to get a good 30db or lower 120+gb HD that won't drive me nuts > :) > > > jesse