Ok, so I've seen a few threads about for this issue but nobody seems to have given a good explanation of the isue, or has been misunderstood.
I'm using a custom built desktop PC, I built this just over 2 years ago.
The HDD in question is a 1TB WD Caviar Black.
It has only started making this noise recently, and I've had no problems prior to this.
I am fully aware of the expected noises of a HDD, and the noises of a failing HDD, but this is not either of those that I have ever heard/heard of.
The noise is a crackling sound, like something burning, or somebody moving plastic packaging.
I have ran various diagnostic test which return nothing, and there is no issue with the performance of the drive.
It only does this on start-up, for about 4 or 5 minutes, then performs fine, but can start doing it for a few minutes randomly during use.
Does anyone know what this could be? or if it could be causing damage to the HDD?
There also does not seem to be any issues with temperature when this is occurring.
I'm out of ideas, so if anyone could shed some light on this it would be appreciated, hopefully I'm not alone in this, Thanks in advance.
Quick Edit: I'm sure this is the HDD, it started making these sounds in my old case, and my PC has just been rebuilt in a brand new case, so fan issues are out the the question. I've also had my head stuck right in there so I'm sure it's the Hard Drive.
I'm using a custom built desktop PC, I built this just over 2 years ago.
The HDD in question is a 1TB WD Caviar Black.
It has only started making this noise recently, and I've had no problems prior to this.
I am fully aware of the expected noises of a HDD, and the noises of a failing HDD, but this is not either of those that I have ever heard/heard of.
The noise is a crackling sound, like something burning, or somebody moving plastic packaging.
I have ran various diagnostic test which return nothing, and there is no issue with the performance of the drive.
It only does this on start-up, for about 4 or 5 minutes, then performs fine, but can start doing it for a few minutes randomly during use.
Does anyone know what this could be? or if it could be causing damage to the HDD?
There also does not seem to be any issues with temperature when this is occurring.
I'm out of ideas, so if anyone could shed some light on this it would be appreciated, hopefully I'm not alone in this, Thanks in advance.
Quick Edit: I'm sure this is the HDD, it started making these sounds in my old case, and my PC has just been rebuilt in a brand new case, so fan issues are out the the question. I've also had my head stuck right in there so I'm sure it's the Hard Drive.
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