Loud hard drive

[franjo-cro]

Hi
I bought this hard drive but there is a problem
its very loud while it works
hdd link:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136767

I have tried that thing called AAM but hard drive doesnt support that
Its funny that my friend had that hard drive and he wasnt so loud in his computer

So is there anything that might downgrade his performance and make it quieter?
Or im just bad luck

 

[drtweak]

First off why would you buy that when you can get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

for more than less than half the price?

And how it is mounted?

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there!

I'm sorry to hear about that, franjo-cro! I'd recommend you to test the WD Blue you bought with the Data LifeGuard Diagnostic utility for Windows and see what's the health and SMART status of the drive. Here's a link to the WD software, just make sure you run both the QUICK and the EXTENDED tests: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=NFO7Sz
Either way, the WD Blue is not supposed to be so loud, so I'd suggest you to check the placement of the HDD and make sure it's properly mounted inside your rig. If the issue persists, I'd strongly recommend you to get in touch with the reseller's customer support and ask for a replacement. @drtweak suggested the WD10EZEX model and I totally agree with him about it. It's one of our newer models and it also has more cache (64 MB), than the WD10EALX (32 MB cache).

Keep us posted. Hope this helps you!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[franjo-cro]

First off why would you buy that when you can get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

for more than less than half the price?

And how it is mounted?

How do you mean how it is mounted?

 

[franjo-cro]

Hey there!

I'm sorry to hear about that, franjo-cro! I'd recommend you to test the WD Blue you bought with the Data LifeGuard Diagnostic utility for Windows and see what's the health and SMART status of the drive. Here's a link to the WD software, just make sure you run both the QUICK and the EXTENDED tests: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=NFO7Sz
Either way, the WD Blue is not supposed to be so loud, so I'd suggest you to check the placement of the HDD and make sure it's properly mounted inside your rig. If the issue persists, I'd strongly recommend you to get in touch with the reseller's customer support and ask for a replacement. @drtweak suggested the WD10EZEX model and I totally agree with him about it. It's one of our newer models and it also has more cache (64 MB), than the WD10EALX (32 MB cache).

Keep us posted. Hope this helps you!
SuperSoph_WD

I runned tests few times and all sectors are ok

 

[drtweak]

is it screwed in in the case? or uses a tool less design? sure its not just rattling in the PC VS hard drive making noise?

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there again, franjo-cro!

Check the mounting as @drtweak suggested. If you have access to another computer, I'd also recommend you to plug the WD Blue there and check if the noises will be still present. Here's an article from our knowledge base that might help you determine whether the noises are normal or not: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=ueJYe3

Keep us posted!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[franjo-cro]

Hey there again, franjo-cro!

Check the mounting as @drtweak suggested. If you have access to another computer, I'd also recommend you to plug the WD Blue there and check if the noises will be still present. Here's an article from our knowledge base that might help you determine whether the noises are normal or not: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=ueJYe3

Keep us posted!
SuperSoph_WD

no i tried another cables
next i will try other pc