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  • IBM DTLA Feature Tool is amazing !

    Hi,

    read an article on X-Bit Labs about the IBM DTLA series:

    http://www.xbitlabs.com/storage/hdd-roundup-2.html

    They test a new tool by IBM that makes the DTLA drives completely silent. I´ve done it, my HD is inaudible now !

    This is (as Steve Jobs would say ) amazing !

    MK

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    [This message has been edited by MK (edited 25 February 2001).]
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  • #2
    Actually the tool is kinda old....
    C:\DOS
    C:\DOS\RUN
    \RUN\DOS\RUN

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    • #3
      DosFreak - yep I know, but version 1.10 is from February 1st, 2001

      Rik - sometimes I even catch myself being scared for a second ...

      MK
      <font size="1">
      Celeron II 700 @ 1,1 GHz
      ASUS CUSL2-C, Bios 1009 final
      Alpha 6035MFC, 60 -> 80mm adapter
      2 x 80mm Papst Cooler 19/12dB
      256 MB PC133 Crucial 7E (CAS2)
      Maxtor Diamond MAX VL40
      ATI Radeon 8500 64MB @ Catalyst 3.0
      Hauppauge WinTV TV-Card
      Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400
      Plustek Optic Pro U12B
      HP Deskjet 959C
      Plantronics LS1 Headset
      all on W2k Professional SP2
      </font>

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      • #4
        Tried it too, its great!
        Its a bit disconcerting getting used to the lack of hard-drive chattering at first. Makes you think there is no disk access at all...just a few short pauses.

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        • #5
          LOL! You will have to drink less coffee!

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          • #6
            This also makes the HDD somewhat slover!
            If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

            Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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            • #7
              Technoid - yep, but just a tad.

              Rik -

              MK
              <font size="1">
              Celeron II 700 @ 1,1 GHz
              ASUS CUSL2-C, Bios 1009 final
              Alpha 6035MFC, 60 -> 80mm adapter
              2 x 80mm Papst Cooler 19/12dB
              256 MB PC133 Crucial 7E (CAS2)
              Maxtor Diamond MAX VL40
              ATI Radeon 8500 64MB @ Catalyst 3.0
              Hauppauge WinTV TV-Card
              Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400
              Plustek Optic Pro U12B
              HP Deskjet 959C
              Plantronics LS1 Headset
              all on W2k Professional SP2
              </font>

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              • #8
                According to the article, the disk slows down about 2% - 3%. Big deal.
                Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.

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                • #9
                  IMHO the trade-off in speed is worth the silence.

                  MK
                  <font size="1">
                  Celeron II 700 @ 1,1 GHz
                  ASUS CUSL2-C, Bios 1009 final
                  Alpha 6035MFC, 60 -> 80mm adapter
                  2 x 80mm Papst Cooler 19/12dB
                  256 MB PC133 Crucial 7E (CAS2)
                  Maxtor Diamond MAX VL40
                  ATI Radeon 8500 64MB @ Catalyst 3.0
                  Hauppauge WinTV TV-Card
                  Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400
                  Plustek Optic Pro U12B
                  HP Deskjet 959C
                  Plantronics LS1 Headset
                  all on W2k Professional SP2
                  </font>

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                  • #10
                    2 to 3% doubtfull my win2K took 3 times longer to boot, went from like 40seconds to like 1 min 30 seconds. That's a hell of a lot slower. I think it depends on how fast your system is, I am using a 1gig cpu, slower system probably won't notice the performance hit. Nice utility. But what I don't get is why all IBM disk utilities have to run in DOS. when I owned a WD drive their utilites ran in windows.

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                    • #11
                      Just in case anyone wants to know, Maxtor has this built into there diamondmax drives. it is on by default. You can turn it off by going to there web page and downloading the utility.

                      Dave
                      Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

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                      • #12
                        Just to point out an IBM deskstar drive is more quiet than a Maxtor Diamond Max. That's wht no sound management turned on in the deskstar. I tried both out last year. deskstar rules

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                        • #13
                          Galvin - did you set it to 128 or 191 ? I chose the 191 setting.

                          My system is equipped with 860 MHz, U-DMA 100 and CL2 RAM. Should not be that much of a difference ... Go defrag your disc !

                          MK

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                          Celeron II 860 MHz + Golden Orb
                          256 MB PC133 Crucial (2-2-2)
                          G400 16MB @ PD 5.52 + TGL
                          20 GB IBM on HPT U-ATA100 RAID
                          Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400

                          [This message has been edited by MK (edited 28 February 2001).]
                          <font size="1">
                          Celeron II 700 @ 1,1 GHz
                          ASUS CUSL2-C, Bios 1009 final
                          Alpha 6035MFC, 60 -> 80mm adapter
                          2 x 80mm Papst Cooler 19/12dB
                          256 MB PC133 Crucial 7E (CAS2)
                          Maxtor Diamond MAX VL40
                          ATI Radeon 8500 64MB @ Catalyst 3.0
                          Hauppauge WinTV TV-Card
                          Iiyama Vision Master Pro 400
                          Plustek Optic Pro U12B
                          HP Deskjet 959C
                          Plantronics LS1 Headset
                          all on W2k Professional SP2
                          </font>

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                          • #14
                            What is this "Silence" Obsession anyway?
                            I can't hear my Twin IBM DTLA drives over my PSU and HS fan!
                            And if i spend to long time in front of my Computer (as i mostly do) in complete silence i would go nuts!!
                            Now listening to Winamp - Guaranteed to drown out the sounds from your computer, neghboor's using industrial sawing machines (living near a sawmill running 24 hours despite laws and regulations is "fun"), low flying JAS 39 Gripen planes, a pyrotechnics factory that testes how much noise the fireworks do, etc etc !
                            If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

                            Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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                            • #15
                              Well, tried it. Didn't like it.

                              Why?

                              Two reasons:

                              1. IBM drives are dead silent anyhow. I _like_ being able to "almost" hear them working. The only noise making it out of my case right now is a slight oscillating whine because the 7200rpm IBM's don't sync up 100%. Nothing this tool takes care of.

                              2. Cutting the access time on the drive from 8ms to 20ms is a BIG FRIGGIN DEAL. Maybe it only means 2%-5% in transfer rates on synchronous reads, but on random seeks it is murder!

                              - Gurm

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