The cable I find a bit too short, but because you can help.
I have not yet heard from the disk noise ... is also the fact that it is on the computer because of the short cables at the moment under the table.
Point deduction, there is, as I have problems with my USB 2.0 ports (hard disk can not be read and to be reformatted). At the 3.0 ports it does support and does its job quickly and without a murmur.