nathanhuth Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 (edited) As yall all probably know, on the my Intel Appliication Accelerator there are options for "auto-acoustic management". mine is set to "minumum acoustic output". it also has choices for "maximum performance" or "disabled". But, I went to my bios and found a similar "IDE Hard Drive Acoustics Mode". It is set to "bypass" right now. it also has choices for "performance", "suggested", and "quiet". Can someone tell me each option will do so I know which one is best for my machine without taking any chances? Thanks. Edited November 5, 2003 by nathanhuth Link to post Share on other sites
Y kawika Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 These settings will accelerate or slow the seek and retrieve rates of data from your hard drive at the cost of more or less noise. Slowing the seek rate quiets the drive, but performance suffers. My hard drive is set for Maximum performance, and recommend that anyone with the available settings to do likewise. Typically my hard drive is noisiest when it is in need of a good ol' fashioned defragging. Link to post Share on other sites
nathanhuth Posted November 6, 2003 Author Share Posted November 6, 2003 (edited) what setting will be the most quiet? this is a quality dell system, any extra noise from the cpu will be unfavorable. Edited November 6, 2003 by nathanhuth Link to post Share on other sites
x5dr Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 (edited) welll...I would think "quiet". Check them all out. You might not hear any difference at all and then you would want 'performance'. Edited November 6, 2003 by x5dr Link to post Share on other sites
nathanhuth Posted November 6, 2003 Author Share Posted November 6, 2003 the "bypass" is silent. Link to post Share on other sites
x5dr Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 (edited) I would leave it there. you can't get much quieter than 'silent'. Edited November 6, 2003 by x5dr Link to post Share on other sites
nathanhuth Posted November 6, 2003 Author Share Posted November 6, 2003 lol I decided not to not take that chance with my new dell with different settings. Link to post Share on other sites
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