I need a drive in the 20GB range that's fast but not too loud...and definetly very reliable.
Does such a drive exist?
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not too loud is almost impossible with SCSI hard drives. Those things made me crazy with their noise...
I agree. Had SCSI for years and quiet wasn't one their strengths 😀
See if you can find a semi-recent drive like the Seagate Cheetah 15k.3 or one of the 10k versions from around the same time... 2002 or 2003. They switched to a fluid-dynamic bearing in the newer ones, which cut noise waaaay down.
The 10k/15k rpm 18 gig drives I use in my Eisa rigs are very quiet...I'll try and look up the model numbers this weekend for you....going to throw in that Adaptec 2742W in one of the you know 😉
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That's great to know. Those Cheetah's sound fairly promising.
I was thinking about going with one of those Barracuda SCSI drives based on IDE technology, but I figured it's probably about as durable as a standard IDE drive too.
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People get really freaked out with SCSI but if you do some research its not too bad. The protocol is pretty robust, so as long as you figure out the type of interface being used and learn about termination your good to go. It simply amazing how easy it is get modern drives working with a really old controller, just flip a jumper to turn off LVD and get a 50pin to 68pin/SCA adapter and your in business.
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The Quantum/Maxtor models I'm using look like this:
It's pretty silent.
I will check the model no later
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