Are anti vibration mounts for HDD's necessary ?

.147836 · Jun 26, 2014

I wanted to build a new rig for a friend of mine and thought about using a case that where the HDD mounts directly to a metal frame cage so it would hold there with the four screws. It would be tight and secure. How important is it to have some kinda of anti vibration screw/rubber mounts ? They say it's for vibration but if it's securely fastened why would it vibrate anyway ?

They sell plenty of cases without anti vibration mounts and most prebuilts I've seen don't have them either. So do we really need them does it make the HDD's last longer ?

DuckieHo · Jun 26, 2014

For 1-4 HDDs on single frame, I wouldn't worry.

If you have something like 10 HDDs in a machine, then it becomes more important (but not critically so).

.147836 · Jun 26, 2014

Well he wants me to put 1 OS HDD and 4 storage HDD's below it. Is it because if you have to many that it starts to vibrate the case cause there many rotating at the same time ?

vpex · Jun 26, 2014

The vibrations can damage the platter of the hard disk - I believe the vibrations cause the bearings between the platter and the motor to wear out more.
Nothing to worry about - the drives will be fine.

Do you want a drive recommendation aswell?

larymoencurly · Jun 28, 2014

Seagate has said that shock mounts can slow the seek rate because their drives can detect this.

If you get shock mounts, be sure any screws won't gradually loosen and possibly fall out from vibration. That can happen if grommets and regular screws are use; you need shoulder screws, where the smooth part of the shaft is a much bigger diameter than the threaded part.

Are anti vibration mounts for HDD's necessary ?

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