I got a brand new HDD less than two weeks ago (a 2TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5" drive). Ever since I installed it, it's been making an occasional clicking noise. It will make the noise anywhere from one to three times in quick succession, and that's it. It'll sound just fine for a while. Maybe minutes, maybe hours. The clicking noise usually sounds like something moving one direction, then very quickly moving the opposite direction, ending with the click. I used Seagate's SeaTools for Windows, and the drive passed the tests. I checked the drive's SMART status using DiskMonitor (a program for Linux systems with the KDE Plasma desktop), and while I don't know how to fully understand the results, I was told by someone on a Discord that the results should be fine. But DiskMonitor has two of the results highlighted as warnings. I took a screenshot of the SMART results that are warned, if I'm allowed to post it.
View: https://imgur.com/a/vkPxWPu
Going by what I've read and some YouTube videos, the clicking I'm hearing may not be too bad. It's not rhythmic or anything. I just want to make sure it's okay. I've never had to deal with a faulty desktop drive before, and I hope my luck hasn't run out.
Going by what I've read and some YouTube videos, the clicking I'm hearing may not be too bad. It's not rhythmic or anything. I just want to make sure it's okay. I've never had to deal with a faulty desktop drive before, and I hope my luck hasn't run out.