Buzzing vibrating HDD

[Corbetio]

I have a seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive in a Zalman Z9 case. Both are only a couple of months old but i have heard some loud buzzing coming from the area where the hard drive is recenly. THe side of the case is also vibrating. This only happens when i run a game and not immediately either. It sometimes stops after a few minutes but I'm worried it may be damaging. Thanks

 

[Xyos]

That's no good, sounds like a mechanical failure of the drive.

 

[Aykiddo]

Make sure it is screwed in tightly to prevent vibration. Otherwise the sound might be coming from the inside of the drive which could cause issues.

 

[Corbetio]

Do you think i should just back up my stuff and get a new one. The reasons i thought it might not be a mechanical failure was that it only happens in games and for a short time but i don't really know much about it all

 

[Pr3di]

There are two posibilities:
1. The HDD is not mounted properly, and the moving of the internal parts makes the HDD vibrate in the mounting tray.
2. The HDD might be defective, and most likely in the long run it will crash on you.

If you make sure that the drive is correctly and securely mounted, you might contact the customer support of the producer and check what they will do about this.

 

[Corbetio]

Yesterday the problem dissapeared entirely but today it is back. Does this mean anything?

 

[Aykiddo]

Yesterday the problem dissapeared entirely but today it is back. Does this mean anything?

Check your Windows event logs for disk errors.
But like i said before you should make sure the drive is securely mounted first. It could be as simple as that

 

[Corbetio]

Yesterday the problem dissapeared entirely but today it is back. Does this mean anything?

Check your Windows event logs for disk errors.
But like i said before you should make sure the drive is securely mounted first. It could be as simple as that

I took out the drive and put it back in twice. It does not have a tray. I was wondering if it is better to have the screws that attach the rubber things which hold it should be tight or a bit loose as someone said its better loose as it prevents vibration. Also how do i check the windowsd event log
Thanks

 

[popatim]

Make sure the screws in the drive are down all the way. On my system, which uses similar trays, I had to put some electrical tape along the edge of the drive to get a better fit and keep it from buzzing. Keep in mind that it could be your HDD housing rack thats vibrating as well. It will take some effort on your part to figure it out.

And you should always have at least your important files backed up....

 

[Aykiddo]

Loose screws will cause vibration. You want them tightened. Considering you have Windows 7, just click the Start button and type Event Viewer. From there you would go Windows Logs > System . Source should be "Disk"