Installed new hdd in 3 bay of my mac pro

when this new hdd is running it makes my whole mac pro hum real loud any way to quiet it down

kyrunner,
I agree with Mike on this. Seat the new cage several times to be sure it is in all the way. My original drive causes this issue, so if it is a Seagate, it may do it all the time, even if it is installed correctly. Also, try moving the Mac Pro around on the surface it is on, may stop it. The hum appears to come from the side door up against the hard drive cage.
Michael

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Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
Total Number of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per Processor): 12 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
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SMC Version (system): 1.25f4
Serial Number (system): G881111VXYK
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Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
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Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
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Manufacturer: 0x80AD
Part Number: 0x48594D5035313241373243503844332D5335
Serial Number: 0x01431026
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Speed: Empty
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DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4:
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Part Number: Empty
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http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
http://www.virtualbox.org/
And if it was my Mac, I'd download Windows 8 Preview on the 29th (well, wait a couple days for the server to catch up as it will probably get million downloads a day). Unless you have access to Windows 7 through work or MSDN.
You only need to buy System Builder Windows 7 64-bit Pro - Pro to use both processors in your system.
And normally installing 32-bit version is a piece of cake. and from in there you can install 64-bit in another partition on same hard drive without having to boot off DVD.
I think you created the DVD with Disk Utility and that is why it doesn't work. No?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516

Installed new hdd in 3 bay of my mac pro

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