How Can I Control My Hard Drive's Noise Level?
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u cant there are quiter hard drive out there now or get a better power supply
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http://www.killdisk.com/ download it. make a botable floopy of it sit back and let it do it's work
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Start->programs->accessories->system tools->disk cleanup.\nSelect the drive u want to clean.
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Regarding your first problem, please check your PC is placed on a stable platform and is not tilted at all. Normally, the tilted platforms (tables, workstations etc.) cause increased noise of hard disk. Also, please ensure that the hard disk is mounted properly in the system i.e. it is fixed correctly and straight and is not installed with slant or tilt. If the noise if due to these problems, which are the common cause of noise then this problem would be solved. But of everything is OK and still the hard disk makes noise, then you can ignore it as it would be harmless and could be due to inherent architecture of the disk.\n\nRegarding your second problem, I think it would not be possible in Windows ‘98 to change the language of the Operating System. You would need to reinstall Windows for English language.
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This makes no sense.  There are no keys that control the hard drive.  The programs and data on the PC control it.\n\nWhat are you trying to do.
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If running windows: \nStart-> programs-> accessories-> entertainment-> "volume control"\n\nclick: file-> "properties"\n    then select "recording controls"\n    Check the box titled "Microphone" in the device list      that appears below. \n    click "Ok"\n\nThen you should see a lot of sliders, they control the volume level of each device on your PC. Go to the "microphone" labeled one and check the box that says "mute" on the lower area. \n\n This should fix the problem. To Unmute the mic just uncheck the box.
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1)OPEN MY COMPUTER -- SELECT THE DRIVE-RIGHT CLICK ON IT- PROPERTY-DISK CLEANUP-CHECK ALL FILE-CLICK ON OK.\nDO THAT TO YOUR ALL DRIVE\n2) start-search-file or folder-type *.tmp,*.temp,*.old,*.chk\nin the name box- search & delete all file display on the result.\nENJOY THE BOOST IN SPEED\n++++++++++++\nR-click on my computer -click on property-advance-setting(performance)-click adjust for best performance see what happens. SPEED WILL IN BOOM
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That's tough to answer without hearing the noise and comparing to the disc activity light.  To be safe, yes, be prepared for the worst.  You might start backing up your My Documents to CD/DVD or an external hard drive.
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rather safely remove the drive its safer
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go to start-->control panel--->sounds and audio devices--->and check "place volume icon in the taskbar" and of course apply it
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1. add memory\n2. close unneeded background application.\n3. scan disk\n4. defrag your hardisk.\n5. scan for virus and spyware.\n6. reduce the number of application run in the system tray\n7. increase the volume of your virtual memory.\n8. run any application when you really need.\n9. let your machine rest a while if it was operated for a long period.
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if you want that file to grt less space on your HDD from lets say 4 MB to 2 MB you can lower its quality but if you want to make it shorter , and this makes me think of the time it plays you can use an audio editor http://audacity.sourceforge.net/  , this one is free and safe
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Yes, if you open My Computer and open drive "C", open properties, you will see a round pie, showing you how much space you have left on your pc.  On that same box you will see where you can clean your dirve.  Click on clean drive an the system will evaluate what can be cleaned.  When this is done, then you have the option to say clean or deny.   Clean up your HDD.  Plus you must always defrag, as every time you use your pc there are files that are fragmented all over the HDD.. This also will slow down your pc. \n\n\nClinical Psychiatrist, France\n\nExcuse my english
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Lets think about were the moving parts are.\nCD and fans \nopen your computer and get it up and running.\nCD:\nopen your cd rom drive and see if you can hear the sound better or if it stops.\nCheck for a cd in the drive.\nif the drive is the source just replace it (they are cheap)\n\nFans:\nPut your ear to to each fan and see if it needs repair or replacement(fans are cheap)\n\nfor both you can  try to tighten the mounting screws to reduce noise from vibration.\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ndid not know there was no boot.\nget a new power supply  see if it boots with it.\nsome power supplys click when they are burned out.\n\n(see pete g's ans below) he was first to see your update.
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There are many ways to make computers quieter, it depends how much money you want to spend and how quiet you want your computer. There are upgrades you can do to the case, fans and heatsinks as well as shifting the computer into another room and using long cables (recording studios do this). Sometimes you can replace the fans with very large heatsinks. Some computers can reduce the speed of the fans when it's cool, which means it's only noisy when the computer is hot or starting up. There might be an option or a utility that came with it to enable this feature. Alternatively if this feature is already on, maybe the computer is dusty - dust can reduce cooling. \nSee sites such as http://www.quietpc.com or http://www.endpcnoise.com/ for an example of upgrades.\n\nSee http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/buildaquietpc.html and http://www.silentpcreview.com/ for more details. If you are not confident to do the upgrades yourself, any computer repair shop should be able to do it for you.
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A sledge hammer, just kidding, though that would probably work, in order to make sure no data can be read from your hard drive you need to wipe it with random data many many times, 7 being the bare minimum, and 35 being the industry standard, or a hundred or more if you're really paranoid. \n\nYou can easily do this with a program called boot and nuke:\nhttp://dban.sourceforge.net/\n\nYou of course will have to reinstall your operating system after doing this, and all of your files will be forever gone so make backups of any you want to keep.
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go 2 control panel,click on Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices,den clik on sounds and audio devices.den test ypur min volume.first chek whether you got in the rite hole