Ultra 2 hard disk info needed

Hi all, sparc newbie here.
I inherited this beast (specs below) and the first thing I want to do is replace the disks (they are really loud).
I understand that I can go bigger than 9 gig. Is there a limit as to how big I can go? I've searched and I can't find that info anywhere.
I would hate to replace the disks with something just as loud, can you recommend something relatively quiet?
Thanks.
edit: my original setup - 2x 4 gig HD

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ide drives whine abit and die... much sooner than scsi drives...
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Could well be, but here is my (limited) experience with drives from the late 90s;
SCSI; 1 out of 4 dead
IDE; 2 or 3 out of 20 or so dead
And the quietest SCSI disk is louder than any of the IDE drives.

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