Quietest Hard Drive for Powermac G5?

Please Delete · 16th August 2008

Hi,

I am still using my very noisy stock 160gb hard drive that came with my D.P 1.8 Powermac G5. Can anyone recommend a nice silent drive? I'm looking for 500gb which is the maximum my system can handle.

Cheers!

Please Delete · 16th August 2008

Anyone? I just need to be pointed in the right direction of the quietest models that would
suit my machine? Can I use any SATA drive? or are there limitations of my machine being the 4gb memory max dual 1.8ghz G5 Powermac.

Anyone???

gdeusthewhizkid · 17th August 2008

i have the same machine.. I was just gonna post on this same question. My stock 80 gig is almost maxed im glad you told me the G5 can only handle 500 gigs.

Here is a good sata drive based on the reviews i have read. Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

by the way does your mac read 4 gigs. Mine doesn't it stops 1.5

Please Delete · 17th August 2008

Thanks for the reply!

I have also found this drive, which has great reviews based on how quiet it is!

Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache* - OEM - Ebuyer

My machine does show 4gb?! I seem to remember that it is 2x2x1gb matched pairs!

allencollins · 17th August 2008

The Quietest Hard Drive setup is a really up to the $5 20ft usb cable that allows you to put the loud hard drive in another room or closet. Then again you could buy a $20 KBM setup and run your pc in another room. Doesn't get any quiter than that. Doesn't get any cheaper either. No 60hz interference or
other issues.

16th August 2008	#1
Please Delete Registered User Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 225 Thread Starter	Quietest Hard Drive for Powermac G5? Hi, I am still using my very noisy stock 160gb hard drive that came with my D.P 1.8 Powermac G5. Can anyone recommend a nice silent drive? I'm looking for 500gb which is the maximum my system can handle. Cheers!

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gdeusthewhizkid Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2007 Location: jersey Posts: 232	i have the same machine.. I was just gonna post on this same question. My stock 80 gig is almost maxed im glad you told me the G5 can only handle 500 gigs. Here is a good sata drive based on the reviews i have read. Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives by the way does your mac read 4 gigs. Mine doesn't it stops 1.5 __________________ Check out my productions at www.myspace.com/gdeusmusic www.pmpworldwide.com/gdeus and some EP's i put out @ www.cdbaby.com/steevesam http://www.amazon.com/Avnah/dp/B001B...8143218&sr=8-1

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allencollins 3 + infractions, forum membership suspended. Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Rosedale Cemetery Singing Beach, MA Posts: 4,873	The Quietest Hard Drive setup is a really up to the $5 20ft usb cable that allows you to put the loud hard drive in another room or closet. Then again you could buy a $20 KBM setup and run your pc in another room. Doesn't get any quiter than that. Doesn't get any cheaper either. No 60hz interference or other issues.