Exactly what it says in the title. My 2TB HDD seems to randomly make these weird grinding noises at very random time intervals: sometimes it makes the noises every 10 minutes while sometimes it only happens every 1 hour or more. Programs that are currently being used in the HDD will also freeze for around 3 to 5 seconds during the grinding noises and then normally resume with no problems.
Another thing that I want to add is that, strangely enough, the HDD seems to stop making these grinding noises altogether when I'm playing relatively recent video games. The most recent example I have of this is playing Middle-earth: Shadow of War (a game from 2017) and having absolutely no grinding noises and no freezes whatsoever.
I also ran both CrystalDiskInfo and Hard Disk Sentinel to check the HDD's health and both said that it's in good shape.
Another thing that I want to add is that, strangely enough, the HDD seems to stop making these grinding noises altogether when I'm playing relatively recent video games. The most recent example I have of this is playing Middle-earth: Shadow of War (a game from 2017) and having absolutely no grinding noises and no freezes whatsoever.
I also ran both CrystalDiskInfo and Hard Disk Sentinel to check the HDD's health and both said that it's in good shape.