[SOLVED] Hard drive chirping

tomkendall

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Apr 4, 2016
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I was gonna buy a hard drive off a friend, but when he was taking it to his pc to format he dropped it on a tiled floor. When he plugged it in, it made a chirping sound but still formatted ok.

I have it plugged in and it works ok, but makes some weird sounds.

He gave it to me for free so I have nothing to lose really. Is there anything I can try to save it?

CrystalDiskMark scores: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/633377707505221688/707587658624532500/unknown.png
CrystalDiskInfo: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/633377707505221688/707589622271574016/unknown.png
 
Solution
Dropped and is now making new noises?

Don't trust it with any critical data.
Use it until it dies.
Be prepared for it to die at any moment.

This is a mechanical problem. There is no "fix".