Question loud humming and weird noise

[Meramex46]

So my WD Blue 1tb drive makes a loud humming noise, and a sound that i can only describe as it turning on twice or thrice every minute. Compared to that my 2tb Seagate Barracuda drive is completely silent. In terms of functionality there's no problem. I can access all files on the disk, run any games, play any video or music, my computer doesnt freeze or slow down at all, even when the sound takes place. Disk management shows hte disk is healthy, and i have no reason to believe otherwise, but this constant noise is really bothering me.

 

[PC Tailor]

Sounds like it could be some subtle vibration inside the chassis.
Have you confirmed it is completely secure or removed the side panel to see if there is any minor vibrations?

 

[Meramex46]

yes, i have also swapped the positions of both hard drives, and only the WD is vibrating loudly, making the noise. Even placed outside the case it vibrates quite loudly and makes the switching on noise

 

[PC Tailor]

yes, i have also swapped the positions of both hard drives, and only the WD is vibrating loudly, making the noise. Even placed outside the case it vibrates quite loudly and makes the switching on noise

Have you checked it's health in HD Sentinel?

I've seen this on quite a few WD drives, they have inbuilt programming to optimise rotation speeds which sometimes causes this issue.
I'd say it's probably natural if there is nothing else going wrong with the drive - it is simply causing extra vibration when attached to the case.

 

[seagate_surfer]

Hi, we recommend to contact the corresponding technical support, to get an official statement about the noise your drive is making.