[ltp] Re: New hard disk for X31?

[Ben Pfaff]

Michael <auslands-kv@gmx.de> writes:

> I?m looking to replace my 40 GB Hitachi/IBM hard disk in my Thinkpad X31
> with a bigger one.
>
> However, it is extremely difficult to make sure in advance that the new disk
> won't be much louder than the old one.

Have you tried changing the drive's acoustic management to the
quietest possible setting.  (See the -M option on hdparm.)
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