Reduce HDD Noise ?

[yamazakk123]

Hi, i'm new to this stuff 

so sorry in advanced if i asked stupid questions  

 

What can i use to reduce the HDD noise or vibration ? 

 

this is my HDD tray

 

https://imageshack.com/i/p9AuUjQyj

 

 

What can i use from my kitchen ? can i use a foam for washing dishes ? like this ?

 

 

and cut it very thin

and put between my side hard drive ad the side tray ?

 

will this reduce the HDD life ?

[Thebman712]

you can put rubber grommets arround the mounting holes like many case makers already do

[ammarez]

what is the case ? 
some of them come with things(soft noise reducing thingies) to put on the HDD before screwing/sliding it in to reduce noise 

[TheKDub]

My personal favorite way of doing it:

 

1. Unplug the HDD

2. Open the window

3. Throw the HDD out the window

4. Buy an SSD

5. Install the SSD into your system

 

If you could mount the HDD to one of those sponge things then mount that in your case that could work.

[Guest]

Hi, i'm new to this stuff 

so sorry in advanced if i asked stupid questions

 

What can i use to reduce the HDD noise or vibration ? 

 

this is my HDD tray

 

https://imageshack.com/i/p9AuUjQyj

 

 

What can i use from my kitchen ? can i use a foam for washing dishes ? like this ?

 

 

and cut it very thin

and put between my side hard drive ad the side tray ?

 

will this reduce the HDD life ?

 

I wouldn't do this as it would significantly increase its temperature, therefore reducing its life.

[yamazakk123]

 

 

you can put rubber grommets arround the mounting holes like many case makers already do

 

Like this ?

 

So i just put this between the side of the tray and the side of the hdd and then just screw the two middle hole in this pic ? 

https://imageshack.com/i/p9AuUjQyj

 

will it reduce the hdd life?

[minibois]

My personal favorite way of doing it:

 

1. Unplug the HDD

2. Open the window

3. Throw the HDD out the window

4. Buy an SSD

5. Install the SSD into your system

 

If you could mount the HDD to one of those sponge things then mount that in your case that could work.

I don't have a window, but do have a balcony door. Would this work too?

Screw it, I'll try it anyways...

 

EDIT: I hit someone and now they are mad, what should I do?!?!?

[yamazakk123]

 

My personal favorite way of doing it:

 

1. Unplug the HDD

2. Open the window

3. Throw the HDD out the window

4. Buy an SSD

5. Install the SSD into your system

 

If you could mount the HDD to one of those sponge things then mount that in your case that could work.

Well, i already have an ssd , but only 128GB and for the OS

the hdd for storage

 

So like this

 

Side Tray - Thin Sponge - Hard Drive - Thin Sponge - Side Tray ?

[yamazakk123]

Okay Thank you !

 

sorry , it would not post on my screen

the internet is too damn slow

and when i saw the thread , there's 3 !!

[TheKDub]

Well, i already have an ssd , but only 128GB and for the OS

the hdd for storage

 

So like this

 

Side Tray - Thin Sponge - Hard Drive - Thin Sponge - Side Tray ?

Possible, I was thinking more of hot glue the HDD to a medium sized sponge (large enough to have some come out the sides from below the hdd), then hotglue the sponge to the case. (You just have to heat up the hot glue to get it to come off easily, which can be done with a hair dryer)

[yamazakk123]

 

 

what is the case ? 

some of them come with things(soft noise reducing thingies) to put on the HDD before screwing/sliding it in to reduce noise 

Its CM Haf 935 Stacker

 

this is the tray 

https://imageshack.com/i/p9AuUjQyj

[Exuraz]

I have the same issue. Did some research and you could buy HDD cooling units or make your own HDD bay, like I am going to do.

 

Saw some things with HDDs suspended in air using ropes/elastic rope to absorb vibrations, like this:

You could try that, to me it seems more effective than a sponge because this doesn't prevent the HDD from cooling itself.