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Title: Noisy Hard Drive
Post by: Hewskie on March 12, 2010, 05:51:23 pm

So my mame cab has a very noisy hard drive, I think. It could be the cpu fan but I think it's the hard drive. What would be the best option to replace it with? Are all hard drives noisy or just older ones? Can I easily/cheaply replace it? I Have a 500g external drive, but I'm hesitant to leave it on all the time. I'd probably need about 500g of space to be safe, any recommendations?

Thanks

Hewskie

Title: Re: Noisy Hard Drive
Post by: BobA on March 12, 2010, 06:06:14 pm

If it is noisy get rid of it before it dies. If your hardware supports SATA get a 500 GB 3.5 inch drive.   Seems to be the sweet point right now.

Title: Re: Noisy Hard Drive
Post by: Havok on March 12, 2010, 09:45:38 pm

Quote from: BobA on March 12, 2010, 06:06:14 pm

If it is noisy get rid of it before it dies. If your hardware supports SATA get a 500 GB 3.5 inch drive.   Seems to be the sweet point right now.

Absolutely - the next step is a head crash. Funny Bob would mention a 500GB SATA hard drive - I just bought one to put in my cab last week! (Finally going to play around with the CHD games since some seem to be playable with decent hardware)