HDD beeping help

[niekas64]

Hi everyone,I just bought an 500gb WD blue slim 7mm for my laptop.When I use this Hdd sometimes it starting beep (loudly)
I have tested this Hdd with many checking tools 0 errors 100% health.
Please reply and sorry for my bad English .

 

[jay32267]

Even though it works and there are no errors....the fact that it's beeping isn't good.

https://www.gillware.com/blog/data-recovery-case/seagate-drive-repair-hard-drive-beeping/

 

[seagate_surfer]

niekas64, is the sound you hear on this link or this one? You may want to set up a good back up plan.

Basically you want:

3 copies of any data you don't want to lose
2 different mediums it's stored on (so 2 different drives in your computer, for example)
1 copy kept offsite, to prevent against disaster.

 

[niekas64]

Strange, because my Hdd beeps not all the time and the beep is very strong(loud) first I thought this beep from my laptop speaker,but then I connected that Hdd to my pc and heard it from Hdd.Ill try to record that sound soon thanks for helping me

 

[niekas64]

Here the sound https://youtu.be/sSzEcZhyNPo

 

[seagate_surfer]

niekas64, if you tried it on another computer and get the same beeps, then (even though your get no errors with the testing software) the drive is at fault and you should contact the manufacture for warranty and possible replacement.

This below is what I found as well.

What Happens When Your Hard Drive Beeps
Hard drive beeps aren’t an intentional feature built in by the manufacturer, like BIOS beep codes are. And so there aren’t any distinct “hard drive beep codes” that can clue you in on hard drive failure. Instead, these are sounds you hear as a result of hard drive failure, just like the “Click of Death”.

When your hard drive beeps, what you are hearing comes from the spindle motor inside the drive. The spindle motor usually spins the hard disk platters inside the drive at thousands of revolutions per minute. If something happens to impede the motor’s movement, you get those beeps you hear. The beeps are the result of the spindle motor trying (and failing) to spin the platters.

There are three things that can commonly cause a hard drive spindle motor to seize up, producing hard drive beeps.

 

[jsmithepa]

Well that's embarrassing. Can't imagine that happening in the middle of a presentation? 😀

backup-backup-backup.