Bought one originally in November 2017 and immediately noticed this annoying noise when it idles.
Sounds like a distinct mechanical loading noise tick/tocking every second - I've read online it could be a header parking issue.
I ended up living with it because I was too lazy to replace because I use headphones most of the time anyway
Last couple of months the noise suddenly got louder - to the point it freaked me out the first time I heard it and I powered my PC down
Just had it replaced under RTV warranty... connected my refurbished drive a couple of hours ago.
Surprise surprise ... same noise.. every second.. when idle..
It's not as loud as the drive I replaced - but I've already emailed Seagate asking wtf.
I feel like i've blown my money away. I have 6TB & 8TB WD drives that are practically silent compared to this.
Anyone else own this drive? Do you have the same sound? Is this normal?
Sounds like a distinct mechanical loading noise tick/tocking every second - I've read online it could be a header parking issue.
I ended up living with it because I was too lazy to replace because I use headphones most of the time anyway
Last couple of months the noise suddenly got louder - to the point it freaked me out the first time I heard it and I powered my PC down
Just had it replaced under RTV warranty... connected my refurbished drive a couple of hours ago.
Surprise surprise ... same noise.. every second.. when idle..
It's not as loud as the drive I replaced - but I've already emailed Seagate asking wtf.
I feel like i've blown my money away. I have 6TB & 8TB WD drives that are practically silent compared to this.
Anyone else own this drive? Do you have the same sound? Is this normal?