I have just bought a new Western Digital wd2500ks 250gb SE 16 Hard Drive and have a few questions:
1) I bought a refurbished version and thought it would be black but the top metal is silver, is this how it should be?
2) My other hard drive is a Seagate 7200.9 160gb. I put in this hard drive through the front of my Thermaltake Soprano, and it is a lot noizier, and when I turn my fans down low it is probably the loudest component in my system. Its not an inconsistent sound, and I thought it was vibration at fist, but both the hard drives are in the same position and moving the WD HD doesn't make much of a difference. I read this WD hard drive was really quiet, does the above sound wrong?
3) I didn't realise that the WD SecureConnect Cable doesn't provide any power (does the supposed "stability" actually help?) so I am using a 4 pin, is there a chance using Sata Power might help?
4) Would the speed difference between a full 160gb Seagate 7200.9 and my new Western Digital wd2500ks be worth trying to transfer my Operating system over and using the 160gb for stoarge?
Sorry if the questions are too vague and/or silly but I would appreciate any advice?
Thanks.
1) I bought a refurbished version and thought it would be black but the top metal is silver, is this how it should be?
2) My other hard drive is a Seagate 7200.9 160gb. I put in this hard drive through the front of my Thermaltake Soprano, and it is a lot noizier, and when I turn my fans down low it is probably the loudest component in my system. Its not an inconsistent sound, and I thought it was vibration at fist, but both the hard drives are in the same position and moving the WD HD doesn't make much of a difference. I read this WD hard drive was really quiet, does the above sound wrong?
3) I didn't realise that the WD SecureConnect Cable doesn't provide any power (does the supposed "stability" actually help?) so I am using a 4 pin, is there a chance using Sata Power might help?
4) Would the speed difference between a full 160gb Seagate 7200.9 and my new Western Digital wd2500ks be worth trying to transfer my Operating system over and using the 160gb for stoarge?
Sorry if the questions are too vague and/or silly but I would appreciate any advice?
Thanks.