My External Hard Drive is making a Buzzing sound.

[DayVideo]

My ex. wd hdd is not making a clicking sound but more like a buzzing sound. It will do it for 6 times and thn stop. The liught still comes on and I already tried another cable. The drive doesnt even come up in Device Manager.

 

[jsmithepa]

Sometimes the usual clicking of the rw head vibrates through the case making it into a buzz. Either way, you got a problem.

If this is a retail external (not put together by you) ur looking for a RMA.

Oh, it doesn't hurt to plug in external power if it came with one.

 

[DayVideo]

Sometimes the usual clicking of the rw head vibrates through the case making it into a buzz. Either way, you got a problem.

If this is a retail external (not put together by you) ur looking for a RMA.

Oh, it doesn't hurt to plug in external power if it came with one.

Yeah it doesnt have any other ports for any other cable. I doubt I can get a RMA since it was given to me for free from my moms friend in the IT department of her work. He gave it to me brand new, it was a really nice drive but oh well honestly. It was free it lasted ehh quite a while for a ex drive. Is there a certain procedure I should follow to dispose of it? Is it recyclable, is there a place I can take it to that will get rid of it properly?

 

[jsmithepa]

May wanna open it and hook up the drive directly to a SATA port and see if it's the drive (most likely) or the USB-to-SATA converter. Anywhere that takes e-waste like Office Depot or Best Buys.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, DayVideo!

I'm sorry to hear about your external WD drive. 🙁 Even though it was given to you, you should still check the warranty of the drive on our website here: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=geI2RU
The buzzing sound might be an indication of internal/physical damage on it and, unfortunately, this is something you won't be able to fix by yourself.
If you need further assistance or any questions answered concerning the WD drive, I'd recommend you to get in touch with our technical support: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=m8a8gj

Hope I was helpful! Best of luck!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[DayVideo]

Hey there, DayVideo!

I'm sorry to hear about your external WD drive. 🙁 Even though it was given to you, you should still check the warranty of the drive on our website here: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=geI2RU
The buzzing sound might be an indication of internal/physical damage on it and, unfortunately, this is something you won't be able to fix by yourself.
If you need further assistance or any questions answered concerning the WD drive, I'd recommend you to get in touch with our technical support: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=m8a8gj

Hope I was helpful! Best of luck!
SuperSoph_WD

Oh thank you. Even though the link you sent me to doesnt work which is probably becuase of my ISP i appreciate the reply.