Well a SSD doesn't have any moving parts. So is it even possible to somehow make it nosier?

Trank wrote:

Well a SSD doesn't have any moving parts. So is it even possible to somehow make it nosier?

I know, it's that I like so much both the old IDE and floppy disk sound to have. Also the 56k modem one is another sound I like! 😁

What would happen if you plugged a PC speaker into the HDD LED header? 😀

clueless1 wrote:

What would happen if you plugged a PC speaker into the HDD LED header? 😀

Maybe the speaker resistance would be a problem? Or maybe the 5V ? voltage of the led would not be that good?

Trank wrote:

Well a SSD doesn't have any moving parts. So is it even possible to somehow make it nosier?

I think the idea is to intercept the the HDD LED signal from the motherboard, and use it to prompt artificial HDD noise. 😎

Hu1kamania wrote:

Trank wrote:

Well a SSD doesn't have any moving parts. So is it even possible to somehow make it nosier?

I think the idea is to intercept the the HDD LED signal from the motherboard, and use it to prompt artificial HDD noise. 😎

Cause an SSD on a vintage pc is like a 1970 muscle car with a modern electric engine into it... just bad. 🤣

Some tryed to use the hdd-led (with driver circuit) as input for an Relais.

so if the Led flashes, the relay does *click click clickclickclick click click"

Sammy wrote:

Some tryed to use the hdd-led (with driver circuit) as input for an Relais.

so if the Led flashes, the relay does *click click clickclickclick click click"

I imagined but I wanted some realistic disk sound. Maybe I will still look for some UDMA33 disks until they will run for that win9x machine.

I'm not sure what exactly you could use to generate a "realistic" sound, but I do very much like the idea.

Motherboard has a current limiting resistor (because wires connect directly to LED). It is not 100% sure if the resistor is on 5V side or GND side of the pin, and if the 5V is switched on/off or the GND side. Maybe an optocoupler in place of the LED will provide isolated control with higher current drive ability.

As for the noise, how about cell phone vibration motor?

Hu1kamania wrote:

Trank wrote:

Well a SSD doesn't have any moving parts. So is it even possible to somehow make it nosier?

I think the idea is to intercept the the HDD LED signal from the motherboard, and use it to prompt artificial HDD noise. 😎

BMW called, they want there idea back.

Jorpho wrote:

I'm not sure what exactly you could use to generate a "realistic" sound, but I do very much like the idea.

A walkman with a tape recording of a real HDD. Talk about vintage sound.

The immediate problem I see with simply booking up a buzzer speaker in place of an LED is that the LED is likely DC where as speakers are AC. Hooking up DC to a speaker would not be good for it, especially for prolonged periods of time. It basically just causes the speaker to "turn on" rather than move in and out like it is supposed to to generate sound.

Ozzuneoj wrote:

Hooking up DC to a speaker would not be good for it, especially for prolonged periods of time.

That's true, but hasn't this been done already in the old days of radio (crystal radio sets, audion receivers, etc.) ?

it's funny, i have a weird issue with a modem and a cf card, the modem speaker makes "hard disk noises" when there is activity, i think it's cool but still a weird thing.

I made a video, probably you will need headphones to hear the noise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2lby4p8g9A

Jo22 wrote:

Ozzuneoj wrote:

Hooking up DC to a speaker would not be good for it, especially for prolonged periods of time.

That's true, but hasn't this been done already in the old days of radio (crystal radio sets, audion receivers, etc.) ?

The standard trick is to use a coupling capacitor.

Hook up a Transistor to the HDD IDE + Pin and Drive a Relay with it. Don't forget a flyback diode
Every Time a LED Blink occurs the Relay is clicking 😳

Poor Man's HDD Soundsimulator:

Arduino Relay Module 😀

gdjacobs wrote:

Jo22 wrote:

Ozzuneoj wrote:

Hooking up DC to a speaker would not be good for it, especially for prolonged periods of time.

That's true, but hasn't this been done already in the old days of radio (crystal radio sets, audion receivers, etc.) ?

The standard trick is to use a coupling capacitor.

Motherboard drives the PC speaker current just on and off directly without AC coupling. No smoke and flames seen yet. Of course home stereo speakers are not meant to be driven with DC.

Anything resembling an HDD is going to require digital audio samples.

I've seen software emulators with emulated sounds for disk access before, but that's quite a bit easier to pull off than hardware.