hardrive noise from case

[Bill Hilly579]

i have a 3tb seagate hdd and since i got it ive been hearing a faint scratchy noise comming from the hdd.is this something normal?i am 3 feet away from my tower and i can hear it.its not loud but its faint and just loud enough to hear outside of my case.

 

[Isokolon]

is it all the time or just during boot up / coming out of sleep mode?

 

[CelicaGT]

Scratchy? Like faint rattling? HDD noise is pretty normal, well..depending on type and time >.< seriously you should hear my WD Black....sounds like I have a 2 pound hamster trying to escape my case!

 

[scout_03]

i would suggest you use seagate seatolls to test the hdd before it completely fail .

 

[scout_03]

@ CelicaGT i also have a wd black and it does not made any sound so use data lifeguard diagnostic to test it from wd .

 

[CelicaGT]

@ CelicaGT i also have a wd black and it does not made any sound so use data lifeguard diagnostic to test it from wd .

Been like that since new (2 years and running, always on) It's more my case, it seems to amplify vibration and the drive is right next to the intake vent on the front so I get to hear those heads flutter away I'm sure if I used dampeners it would be silent.

 

[scout_03]

i also have 2 front fan directly to the hdd and have no noise could it be that the drive is not lock in the case holder and made it vibrate .

 

[Isokolon]

could also be the series. there was this one WD Black series that were making quite some noise.
it also depends on the quality of the case. some cases just amplify any noise.

 

[CelicaGT]

i also have 2 front fan directly to the hdd and have no noise could it be that the drive is not lock in the case holder and made it vibrate .

Let's not hijack Hill Billy's thread I'm not worried about it, I've had many dozens of drives over my (longer than I'll admit) career (My first HDD was 20 megs if it helps).

 

[Bill Hilly579]

hi sorry for the late reply.ive tested my hdd and results are fine.no defects or slowdown.the only thing is i can hear my hdd spinning out of my case and it is a very faint scratchy sort of noise

 

[CelicaGT]

hi sorry for the late reply.ive tested my hdd and results are fine.no defects or slowdown.the only thing is i can hear my hdd spinning out of my case and it is a very faint scratchy sort of noise

I think you are probably fine, just remember to always keep backups just in case!

 

[Bill Hilly579]

take a look https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ZGsGSucvo just keep in mind my hardrive is not making those tick noises but if you watch this vid you will hear it makes that screeeching noise a couple of times .thats screeching noise in this guys video is exactly how my hdd sounds like but its not like as loud as his hdd its like a very faint.its still loud enough for me to hear outside of the case but again its very very faint sound.is this like normal?is that what a hdd supposed to sound like?its freaking me out.and just a reminder i did tests with hdd tune and found theres nothing wrong with my drive.

 

[Bill Hilly579]

also if i disable all my case fans i then have no problem with hearing my drive

 

[Bill Hilly579]

heres another vid showing how my hardrive would sound like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7uoUau7qkI (not my vid)

againmy hdd sound is very faint and unlike his hdd as soon as i boot up this sound kicks in and stays there until i turn off the hardrive and even if i dissconnect the sata cable the sound is still there.again this sound is not loud but just loud enough to here out of my case and its very faint.is that sound normal?i really need to know i have lots of data on my hdd and im afraid to loose them.advice is apreciated

 

[Bill Hilly579]

btw heres my hdd test results just incase any of you guys need to make sure http://imgur.com/a/huJHo. its a 7200rpm seagate 3tb model.also heres an older pic of my 3tb seagate from a couple months ago http://imgur.com/a/qT8EW.both results seem abit diffrent.but right now since ive been using more of my hdd i have only like 598gb left.could that be the reason of the diffrent results?

 

[Bill Hilly579]

also heres a recent pic i did with the latest version http://imgur.com/a/kBw5c.apologies if im getting annoying im just so worried.

 

[scout_03]

since the seatools test came good i would back up all precious data the could be the controller that going out and this do not show on test ,also you say you have 598 gig on free did you made partition on this hdd .

 

[Bill Hilly579]

since the seatools test came good i would back up all precious data the could be the controller that going out and this do not show on test ,also you say you have 598 gig on free did you made partition on this hdd .

nonono the reason why it says 598 is because thatshow much i used on this disk it actually does have 598 gb left.so thats accrute.the reason why i mentioned this is maybe how much hdd i used couldve effected my benchmark?also i have fresh screenshots of new benchmarks i made after i defragged my drive.notice that the minumum transferer rate seems diffrent and not all the same.also that dip on the graph.

 

[Bill Hilly579]

http://imgur.com/a/vONzQ

i posted 7 pictures.notice how the minumum transfer rate on each benchmark looks diffrent.

 

[scout_03]

check when the hdd hit the 2.1 gig that big drop on speed did the hdd have patition or it is a single volume one .

 

[Bill Hilly579]

i just made a error scan recently and this seems wierd.http://imgur.com/a/Y29TM.i got 0.3 precent curropted/damaged sectors and i have 4 grey boxes.firstly i have no idea what the grey boxes are here and secondly i got 3 dmg sectors which probably means my drive is gone?how come i have 4 grey boxes at a 3000gb hdd scan?

 

[Bill Hilly579]

i also got a health satus warning

 

[Bill Hilly579]

check when the hdd hit the 2.1 gig that big drop on speed did the hdd have patition or it is a single volume one .

what do you mean?

 

[scout_03]

with this error and health warning your drive is realy falling back-up data and get ready to ask rma if it still under warranty .what i was meaning that is the part where the hdd is at slowest speed for reading so the error could come from this part .

 

[Bill Hilly579]

with this error and health warning your drive is realy falling back-up data and get ready to ask rma if it still under warranty .what i was meaning that is the part where the hdd is at slowest speed for reading so the error could come from this part .

yeah.i just formatted my 3tb hdd and backed up on my other hdd.but im having the same noise issue with my 1tb barracuda seagate hdd.it makes the same noise as my 3tb hdd however i do not have any errors,damaged sectors or or any defects showing up and everything seems to be healthy.it makes a constant faint scratch sort of noise and loud enough to hear out of my case(similar with my 3tb hdd.)i got some vids of it is you are instrested to have a look.but im not sure which site would be the best to upload them