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    Question Seagate Barracuda 2TB making a grinding noise.

    As long as my games run smoothly and beautifully, I don't care that much about loading & writing speeds. Nonetheless, I will upgrade to an SSD later down the line. Just not now.
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    Question Seagate Barracuda 2TB making a grinding noise.

    No way Jose, I've already put all of my budget into this build. (Plus I already have a 250GB SSD as my boot drive). I'm fine with an HDD as long as it isn't making any UNNECESSARY noises that it SHOULDN'T be making or being on the brink of failure. I had a 1TB HDD for three years on my Laptop...
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    Question Seagate Barracuda 2TB making a grinding noise.

    It's not very noisy, but if it's quiet in the room you can definitely hear it.
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    Question Seagate Barracuda 2TB making a grinding noise.

    I forgot to mention that if I put my ear towards my back panel, it makes a slight banging noise as well. Is that also normal?
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    Question Seagate Barracuda 2TB making a grinding noise.

    So I built my first PC a few days ago. Everything seems fine, but I've noticed that my 3.5 Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD has been making this grinding/rattling noise at all times. I've tested it while idle, and while downloading a game. It still makes the exact sound. I've tried CrystalDiskInfo...