Thanks to all of you for your input thus far on my noisey Seagate drives. >From what you all have said, my conclusion is that they are likely usable, but that the noise factor is inherent with this particular model and is exaggerated further by putting two such drives in a very small enclosure. So, my thinking now is that they may be usable as is for "archiving" and so on -- any purpose which does not require them to be on and spinning 24/7 which is where the noise factor becomes unacceptable.
But now I've run into a second problem: I formatted the drives on a machine booted up as 8.1, the main, internal drive of that machine being accessed through LaCie's "Silverlining" software which makes drives not intended for Macs to be usable on a Mac. I'm not sure whether the 8.1 utilities or the Silverlining is at fault, but what I now find is that when this same drive enclosure is attached to another Mac running "plain jane" 7.1, they are unmountable, though still recognized by name. Can anyone divine for me whether it's 8.1 being a newer format or the Silverlining intervention that's at fault? What's my best bet for formatting these drives in such a way that they are universally recognizable? Again, I apologize for what are likely stupid, redundant questions for those steeped in the Mac culture, Glenn McGaha Miller Portfolio: http://www.visionary.nu Words & Thoughts: http://www.youknowtheysay.com Print Orders: http://visionary.photoreflect.com Sales: http://shop.auctionwatch.com/gm2 Local Voice: 970.498.0675 ICQ: 10156065 AIM: gm2inco Yahoo & MSN: gm2_in_co -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
