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Should my HDD make this sound? (audio file attached)

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Sounds like the write head doing its thing.  All good.

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Hello,

 

i know Hard drives make some noise when being used. But Im not sure if is should make this sound (audio file attached) whenever its used (read/write).

(I know there is lots of other noise in the audio file, I had not quick way to remove all that without altering the sound in question).

 

I know this sound usually is normal but it seems a bit louder & more frequent than on other HHDs I had in the past.

Is this sound normal on High capacity HDDs?

 

HDD Infos:

Toshiba N300 8TB

3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive

6 GB/s 7200 RPM 128 MB Cache

HDWN180XZSTA

Amazon Link

hdd.mp3

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2 minutes ago, ragnarok0273 said:

That sounds normal to me.

okay was just worried that my new HDD arrived with a fault already since it is a bit louder than i am used to.

 

thanks.

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Sounds like the write head doing its thing.  All good.

It must be true, I read it on the internet...

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