How to Noise-Free your HDD from an Old Computer?

2020-07-24 257 words 2 minutes views

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Apart from fans, the HDD could be another main source of unpleasant noise in a old PC. Normally if your computer case is advanced enough, it would prepare you anti-vibration nail rubbers to remove the noise from HDD. However as an old computer which don’t have the condition, what can we do?

A Basic Idea ¶

Before coming up with the new idea, I firstly thought of removing the conduction of vibration between HDD and the case with rubber bands, which the result turns out to be quite good. Having nearly the whole HDD plastered with rubber bands makes it not only less noise conducted but also safer (in case if I wanna move the computer here and there sometime).

/en/posts/2020/how-to-noise-free-your-hdd-from-an-old-computer/hdd-old.jpg — Old method, which has already removed most of the noise

After applied, the noise is largely decreased and I wouldn’t notice anymore if not paying attention carefully.

A Better Idea, Even More Effective ¶

Recently, I suddenly came up with a brilliant idea which totally removes the contact between HDD and the case, and it truly did. That is to make a rubber rope bridge between the gap and put the HDD on it.

/en/posts/2020/how-to-noise-free-your-hdd-from-an-old-computer/hdd-new.jpg — New method, which turns out to be even more effective

And it turns out to be a critical hit!

Since the vibration is totally absorbed by the rubber rope, the noise has totally disappeared.

Finally, I’ve totally resolved the noise issue of the 8-year-old HDD！