From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 19 15:45:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2348416A4CE for ; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:45:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from deerite.fhcrc.org (deerite.fhcrc.org [140.107.52.11]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8F4E43D1D for ; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:45:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jgoodlea@fhcrc.org) Received: from e500a.fhcrc.org (e500a.fhcrc.org [140.107.42.21]) i2JNjtMh005826 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:45:55 -0800 Received: from jarlite.fhcrc.org(140.107.42.11) by e500a.fhcrc.org via csmap id 8914; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:45:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from shemp.fhcrc.org (shemp.fhcrc.org [140.107.42.41]) i2JNjsnU017502 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:45:55 -0800 Received: by shemp.fhcrc.org with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:45:53 -0800 Message-ID: From: "Goodleaf, John M" To: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:45:52 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-FHCRC: INTERNAL X-PMX-Version: 4.5.0.90627, Antispam-Core: 4.0.4.92622, Antispam-Data: 2004.3.19.94789 Subject: OT: Quiet SCSI drives? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 23:45:56 -0000 I'm going to be doing some development work with a few databases in a regulated environment. Needless to say, I need some serious storage for running test versions. But for the reasons I won't bore you with, I'll want them just to run on my workstation. So I need an oomph workstation with a fair amount of storage. I'll build it myself so I can have my choice of components. (I'm looking at dual Opteron!) Here's the thing. I'd prefer SCSI drives for their performance and reliability but I can't stand the noise they tend to generate. Is anyone out there acquainted with a SCSI model that runs fairly quietly? It doesn't have to be the most blazingly fast model out there; I'm willing to sacrifice some performance (though not reliability) for quiet. I do have to work near the thing. Some noise is fine. It's the high-pitched squeal I get from the drives in the server room that kills me. Failing that, does anyone have experiences, positive or negative, with the various drive-noise dampeners on the market? Thanks, J