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| Thread ID: 40691 | 2003-12-15 02:11:00 | Hard Drive going, "bzzzzzz.." | Stryker (4374) | Press F1 |
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| 200626 | 2003-12-15 02:11:00 | It all started not so long ago when I turn on my machine I get this high pitched buzzing noise. It’s my Western Digital Caviar making the noise, and it has me worried. I've only had the thing for a year, so it shouldn’t be giving hassles...should it? It happens every other time I power on, then stops after a few minutes of 'on time'. If its of any relevance, this is my Primary HDD. Any words any body can say about this? Thanks. |
Stryker (4374) | ||
| 200627 | 2003-12-15 02:15:00 | Are you sure it's not a loose mounting screw? It could be a possiblity. | somebody (208) | ||
| 200628 | 2003-12-15 02:55:00 | Its a concern. Look on the WD website, see if they have a free diagnostic program. HDD simply don't last like they used to, but at least they are cheap. To be on the safe side, back up your important data now. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 200629 | 2003-12-15 03:19:00 | Are you sure it's not one of the fans in the PC (CPU/PSU etc) as I have seen this often and it's been a fan full of dust! Clean and lube and it's fixed. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 200630 | 2003-12-15 06:01:00 | Thanks for all the help so far guys! I’ve tightened up the mounting screws. Turned the pc off, let it cool for a while, tried starting the computer again, but the ruddy noise came back. I'll go through each of your suggestions and see what happens, I'll keep you posted. Thanks again. |
Stryker (4374) | ||
| 200631 | 2003-12-15 06:13:00 | Juat to reinforce what has already been posted... Stop everything and take evasive action(and no i dont mean grab three quaters of a milluon dollars and hide in a hole)Back everything up that is importent,if your drive is going to fail it could happen anytime. Then start to diagnose the problem. The first step after backing up is to unplug the hd and power up your machine,if noise is gone then you know 100 percent its at fault. And once harddrives go bad then they only get worse,..... |
metla (154) | ||
| 200632 | 2003-12-15 06:39:00 | You don't have a domestic electric fan, frig or other electric motor running in the area. Had a fright a couple of weeks ago, neighbour started up one of those leaf vacuum cleaners just outside the window and the top of the computer base unit started vibrating at the same time, had visions of a hard drive failure so promptly shut down at the same time as the neighbour stopped the cleaner. Started the computer later and got all the normal sounds. This may sound daft but put a weight like a block of wood on top of the base unit to alter the natural frequency and see if it makes any difference | FrankS (257) | ||
| 200633 | 2003-12-15 07:09:00 | OK heres my update: Went to the WD site, downloaded a whole bunch of apps data lifeguard etc, ran a few tests, it says everything’s cool... I think I'll run some more intensive tests... As for backing up, this HDD is strictly for windows and apps, (my Seagate which I've had for twice as long, has all my work and stuff I need on it) So if the HDD we're talking about now goes to the dogs... its sad but no great loss. About the dusty fan suggestion, I went over all components a little while ago before putting in a new motherboard so all components are reasonably clean. And lastly…nope, nothing that could be vibrating, I’ve tried all my usual tricks of pushing the chassis in places, altering layout of things, eventually smacking stuff around but can concluded there are no loose items that are vibrating, similarly no machines around that may be contributing to a rattle. The noise I guess can be described as a sort of usual sound for a HDD to make... (I think.) I.e. it may make a similar sound when writing or powering off. However, what is not normal is for it to be making these sounds during boot up. They do go away after about 2 mins though. Ok, so I’ll try a few more tests unless there are a few more suggestions from people? Otherwise I’ll run it till it fails. Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later… Christmas coming up you know. Thanks again. |
Stryker (4374) | ||
| 200634 | 2003-12-15 08:25:00 | > I've only had the thing for a year, so it shouldn’t be giving hassles...should it? No, it shouldn't. Might pay to advise/have a chat with the supplier in case it needs to go back under warranty. Don't leave it too long. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 200635 | 2003-12-15 09:11:00 | Simple question. When its making the "noise", is the HDD access light on continuously? If so, its HDD access - could be software related. If not, its probably bearings. |
godfather (25) | ||
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