Ahaha that’s about what they do.
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ScreaminOctopus@sh.itjust.works 9 months agoI got a set off ebay, Jesus christ they’re loud. I ended up returning them cause I could hear the grinding through my whole house
TCB13@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Lem453@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
I have 3 14tb exos drives. I have them in a Roswell 4u hotseap chassis. Running unraid.
It’s nearly inaudible over the very reasonable case fans. No grinding noises. I can hear the heads moving a bit but it’s quite subtle. Not sure why people have such different experiences with these
czardestructo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I noticed when they first spin up on boot they do some sub routine and they’re pretty loud and chatty. First time I heard it I was spooked but it worked fine and I just use it for backup so I just moved on. Once it’s on and in normal operation it’s like any other disk I’ve used over the decades. Nothing as loud as an old scsci disk or a quantum fireball.
TCB13@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’m questioning your auditory acuity :P