Hard drive clicking and beeping

[Guest]

Recently when i turn on my computer, after it posts, I hear a beeping sound followed by a click coming from one of my hard drives. The issue stops a few minutes after posting. (I am not certain on the location, I just think that's where it's coming from) My windows drive is a ssd, so I know it's not that. Here is a sound clip of it. The first beep is the post and you may need to turn up your sound to hear it, but it was pretty loud for me. https://youtu.be/_FGLpjo1OB0 Also, if you hear rumbling, that's my fan, I am not worried about it.

EDIT: I opened steam and the issue started up again. I have a hard drive dedicated to my games, so maybe that is the hard drive with issues.

 

[wpgwpg]

I'd download MiniToolBox from BleepingComputer.com, check the box saying "list the last 10 event viewer errors" and run it. The report should give you clues about your problem. Also have you looked up the beep codes for your PC from your manufacturer's web site?

Good luck.

 

[smorizio]

hard drive spindle motter failure. use hdtune and hard drive vendor tests tools test each drive one at a time. the failing drive should have smart errors.

 

[Guest]

I'd download MiniToolBox from BleepingComputer.com, check the box saying "list the last 10 event viewer errors" and run it. The report should give you clues about your problem. Also have you looked up the beep codes for your PC from your manufacturer's web site?

Good luck.

The manufacture as in the computer maker? because I built this.

 

[smorizio]

if you have seagate hard drive download seatools. if there wd drives download wd drive tools.

 

[Guest]

hard drive spindle motter failure. use hdtune and hard drive vendor tests tools test each drive one at a time. the failing drive should have smart errors.

I looked at event viewer and it shows multiple errors per minute on my secondary windows drive. The drive has erased itself and had the following errors, "The IO operation at logical block address 0x0 for Disk 3 (PDO name: \Device\0000002c) failed due to a hardware error." and, "The device, \Device\Harddisk3\DR3, has a bad block." What should I do with the drive? Is it just screwed unless I want to go to some shop to repair it? (Oh and the address where the errors occurred varied depending on the plethora of errors)

EDIT: I disconnected the in question drive and the noise does not occur. I am 100% sure there is an issue with the drive, so as questioned above, should I try to fix it or scrap it? AND AGAIN, there was no data on it that I considered valuable to me.

 

[smorizio]

if there no data on the drive then swap it out. if there needed data on the drive. try a tap it lightly to unstick the spindle of try the old freezer trick and it may spin up one more time. data recovery labs going to cost you an arm and a leg. if you have old drives that were reused every once and a while use hdtune read the drive smart info see if the drives are healthy. any data that cant be lost you should back up to a back up drive and online (a lot places have free or clow cost cloud storage now).

 

[Guest]

I meant, what should I do with the hard drive. It's dying, so should I just take the magnets and platters from it? I only had a install of Windows on it, nothing personal, so data recovery is not a worry.

 

[smorizio]

most hard drive have a few years warranty on them. check to see if the drive can be rma. if it can for a small fee you ship the old failing drive back for a replacment. if not buy a new drive. old drive may get few bucks at a computer recycler.

 

[Guest]

I ended up turning it into modern art