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quietHDD vs sdparm

A side-by-side look at quietHDD and sdparm. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

quietHDD

quietHDD

System & Hardware

quietHDD is a free utility that helps silence noisy hard drives by reducing vibrations. It works by placing custom foam pads underneath the hard drive to absorb vibration.

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sdparm

sdparm

System & Hardware

sdparm is a utility for querying and modifying SCSI device parameters on Linux. It allows viewing and changing settings like timeout values, queue depths, and more for SCSI disks and storage devices.

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