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the.vert · #1 Post by **the.vert** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:22 pm

I have a T41p. Great little machine, up until this weekend I was running the original 60GB HD in it. I picked up 2 80 Seagate drives (I routinely do a complete copy of my HDD as my back up, if my drive does crash I just drop the back up drive in the machine and off I go) I went with the ST980815A models as they run with a 1 platter/2 head configuration.

I have got to say it is almost unsettling how quiet these drives are. My hard drive used to routinely run around 40 - 45 degrees C and now I am sitting at a much more comfortable 32C. I know there are drives of greater size out there with the same physical attributes, namely the Samsung but the Seagate was easier to source out. I just wanted to share my opinion on a minor upgrade this weekend.

have a good one!

djThinkbad · #2 Post by **djThinkbad** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:26 pm

Kool

Thanks 4 shareing your results !
Now only if they could make a quieter fan.

rbena · #3 Post by **rbena** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:58 pm

djThinkbad wrote:Now only if they could make a quieter fan.

Try FRU 13R2657 - is a very quiet fan for the T4x series.

Puttagee · #4 Post by **Puttagee** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:20 pm

rbena, any suggestions for the T61?

rbena · #5 Post by **rbena** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:56 pm

The 41V9932 was reportedly a quiet fan for the T60 series.

A redesign may have occured for the T61 - see this thread:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... acbbfa204b

Puttagee · #6 Post by **Puttagee** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:57 pm

rbena wrote:The 41V9932 was reportedly a quiet fan for the T60 series.

A redesign may have occured for the T61 - see this thread:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... acbbfa204b

thanks mate....

#7 Post by **KristianJ** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:17 pm

I have a 100GB 7200rpm Seagate in my T42p and like yours, it's whisper quiet and often runs around 30C. Plus I like the fact that I can use the Acronis True Image-based Seagate Disc Wizard with it (it's IMO an essential utility for any TP user with a Seagate drive).

the.vert · #8 Post by **the.vert** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:17 pm

Hey Kristian would you recommend using diskwizard over Acronis True Image? I already use Acronis...

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