[SOLVED] Health of a HDD

[aden.anderson2001]

My internal WD hdd used to make those kinds of bleeping sounds which indicate that there are damages in the hdd. Now I checked it with crystal disk info and it says the health status is good and also now it does not make those bleeping noises anymore. Is my hdd really damaged or what is happening?

 

[Lutfij]

Can you elaborate on the term "bleeping"? Are you referring to the beep you hear at the start of a system? An HDD when faulty/failing will produce some screeching noises or a knock.

 

[aden.anderson2001]

Can you elaborate on the term "bleeping"? Are you referring to the beep you hear at the start of a system? An HDD when faulty/failing will produce some screeching noises or a knock.

I'm sorry I forgot to change bleeping to beeping as my phones keyboard auto corrects words, supposedly at least. Yes I am referring to that beeping and screeching sound but it has not made that sound for over a month so far

 

[popatim]

Is it working, can you access files on it?

 

[seagate_surfer]

If your HDD is making sounds which are mechanical (like scratches or ticking on the platter) it is most likely a hardware issue. However, you are describing the sound to be a beeping, which may indicate an action the HDD is performing. To be absolutely sure of the meaning of the sounds, you should contact the corresponding technical support.

 

[DSzymborski]

Generally speaking, treat any hard drive as terminally ill and plan your backup strategy accordingly.

 

[aden.anderson2001]

Is it working, can you access files on it?

yeah I sure can but I'm worried if there are any problems that are not being showed crystal disk and I don't know about

 

[popatim]

yeah I sure can but I'm worried if there are any problems that are not being showed crystal disk and I don't know about

This always applies. Even brand new highly rated drives can die without notice.

Generally speaking, treat any hard drive as terminally ill and plan your backup strategy accordingly.
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