Choosing The Quiet Drive Options - Compaq 470022-515 - Evo - D300 Hardware Reference Manual

Choosing the Quiet Drive Options

Hardware Reference Guide
A menu displays with the following options:
Configure/View Host Adapter Settings
SCSI Bus Interface Definitions
Host Adapter SCSI ID
SCSI Parity Checking
Host Adapter SCSI Termination
Additional Options
Boot Device Options
SCSI Device Configuration
Advanced Configuration Options
SCSI Disk Utilities
Lists all SCSI devices and SCSI ID numbers
For additional information about configuring POST message
display status, refer to the Computer Setup Guide on the Reference
Library CD.
The Quiet Drive is an optional feature and may or may not be
included on your computer.
If this computer is equipped with a Quiet Drive or, if you choose to
install a Quiet Drive, you may configure the drive to operate in Quiet
mode or Performance mode (default). When idle, the Quiet Drive
produces an acoustic noise level approximately 4 decibels (dB) lower
than that of a standard drive. When configured to operate in Quiet
mode, the Quiet Drive reads and writes data at an acoustic noise
level approximately 7 dB lower than that of a standard drive.
When configured to operate in Quiet mode, the drive will not
operate at maximum performance levels. For maximum drive
performance, set the drive to operate in Performance mode.
Hard Drive Installation Guide
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