Re: [Thinkpad] E7K60 vs 7K60 Travelstar noise level

hmm..

i DO think DFT supports the E drive..
at least ver. 4 should..

i JUST NOW finished copying stuff off an E7K60 in a metal USB external case
to a desktop (to free it up for use)..
it was in that non-ventilated case for an hour and the heat level is low..

if your HDD is heating up it MIGHT have a bit of a problem..

is the DFT you have version 4..??
if not, get it from the hitachi web site..

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(from whitesands6)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Gruttke" <cgruttke@yahoo.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] E7K60 vs 7K60 Travelstar noise level

> DFT doesnt support the E drive.
>
> Supports SCSI and IDE drives, including Serial-ATA drives
> Note: Currently, the Drive Fitness Test does not support Microdrives, or
Travelstar E drives.
>
> SMART isnt reporting anything bad but it is getting pretty hot.
> I think it might be a thermal "problem" and it is just recalibrating. The
E drive have a reduced temp range for normal operation. In a laptop it isnt
too breezy in there. I think I will just order the non-E model (got any
deals going on bill?) and throw the E in a media pc that will have more
cooling but be on 24/7 . The high normal operating temp is only 104F where
as the high for the non-E is 131F. My bad for not noticing that before I
bought it. FWIW the 7200 rpm drive really does speed up my T30 1.6ghz
>
>
>
> bill at thinkpads dot com <bill@thinkpads.com> wrote:
> the E and the S drives each should be near silent..
>
> just for kicks, try drive fitness test..
>
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> (from whitesands6)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Gruttke"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 9:38 PM
> Subject: [Thinkpad] E7K60 vs 7K60 Travelstar noise level
>
>
> > Hi:
> > I was wondering if anyone happens to have both of these drives. I picked
> up a E7K60 from zipzzoomfly. While it is superfast is also has an odd
noise
> about it that is a bit annoying. At seemingly random times it seems to
make
> a "seeking" type sound. Even just booted into the BIOS and let it sit to
> make sure it wasn't the OS. This doesn't seem to affect performance in
> anyway it is just noisy. I was wondering if someone has both and does hear
> it on the E and not on the normal version. I got the E thinking it would
be
> more reliable based on it is made for 24/7 operations. But I'm thinking
the
> normal version would have been a better choice due to the noise.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chris
> >
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