JCF Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Has anyone come up with any solutions for somehow quieting the noise of the HDDs in the main cabinet (hot swap bays.) I think because they are basically sitting on the bottom of the case there's a lot of resonance occurring when they are being accessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa3pnt Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I have a WD 1502FAEX in one of the hot swap bays, and it's perfectly quiet. What HD are you using, and can you feel them vibrating when you hold them in your hand while they're running? RodeoGeorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Has anyone come up with any solutions for somehow quieting the noise of the HDDs in the main cabinet (hot swap bays.) No ones complained about it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCF Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 Running 2 WD raptors. Only noisy when the drives are accessing info, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Has anyone come up with any solutions for somehow quieting the noise of the HDDs in the main cabinet (hot swap bays.) I think because they are basically sitting on the bottom of the case there's a lot of resonance occurring when they are being accessed. hdd create the most noise in a computer aside from fans running full tilt this is a problem with most any case and the best cure really is high quality drives you can press on the drive to see if its in the drive and or resonating in the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymoundo Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Has anyone come up with any solutions for somehow quieting the noise of the HDDs in the main cabinet (hot swap bays.) I think because they are basically sitting on the bottom of the case there's a lot of resonance occurring when they are being accessed. I have the same problem with this case and a hdd resonating like a bomber airplane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I have the same problem with this case and a hdd resonating like a bomber airplane your hard drive when vibrating will make a rattle every time so the issue isnt the case but the drive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Corsair Dustin Posted January 6, 2015 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 6, 2015 An alternative if you're sensitive to this type of noise would be to use a 3.5"-to-5.25" drive bay adapter designed specifically to dampen 3.5" drive noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 An alternative if you're sensitive to this type of noise would be to use a 3.5"-to-5.25" drive bay adapter designed specifically to dampen 3.5" drive noise. Great suggestion, especially if you are trying to build a quiet passive set-up. I had the same problem with an audible vibration I couldn't track. Turned out to be the lone HDD. I swapped in a very old, dying drive. Problem vanished. I decided to go all SSD in pursuit of quiet, but I wish I had thought of the above suggestion at the time. I have some old Icy-Dock boxes lying around. It's also a very inexpensive way to add a finished look to the bottom of the 540. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltdragon Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 When I first got the Air 540 I had to WD drives (and no noise issues with them) in the hot swap bays but both crashed, got 4+ years out of them, and replaced them with a Samsung 840 evo and a new WD blue 1TB. I got lots of vibration noise... I found that if i pull the drive out and squeeze the bracket that keeps the hot swap in, the noise level goes down. I seem to have to do this once a month, I have only had this problem since i replaced my old drives and using a drive bay adapter isn't an option for me since both drive bays are taken. Optical drive in one bay and fan controller in the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discollama Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I'm running a WD 1TB Black drive and the only noise that I hear is the drive reading and writing, but it's nothing out of the ordinary from the noise that I've heard in previous cases. Perhaps your toolless trays are sitting a little loose in the mounts or your drives have some unusual vibrations going on. Whatever the case, that's not normal for the 540. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltdragon Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I took my hdd and moved it to the back side of the 540 and mounted it just above the psu with screws... operating temps are higher for it but acceptable. Odd thing when i did this the noise from the water pump quieted down.. actually thought it wasn't working properly because it has been noisy from day one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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