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Hardware / Performa 550 without an internal HD
January 15, 2009, 00:51 |
The hard drive in our Performa 550 became so loud that we could hear it from 50 feet away. We put pillows on top of and on the sides of the Performa, which did dampen the noise somewhat but the noise was still so high pitched (and oscillating) it was unbearable to use. To make a long story short, we bought an external SCSI 100 Zip drive, copied everything from the internal hard drive to the Zip drive and then pulled out the internal hard drive (and left the bay completely empty) and booted the Performa 550 from the Zip drive. The Zip drive is so quiet it is easy to forget its even on. So if you are thinking of getting a new internal hard drive I would recommend you just pull the out the internal hard drive, leave the bay empty, and use an external drive instead (we have been using the external drive for years without any problem). Of course remember to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord before you pull the drive out (which is very easy on the Performa, considering you just open the back panel, push on the tab of the HD sled and pull it out). |
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