HDD noise

[xMishax]

is it normal for a HDD to make this sounds when loading, copy/paste, installing, opening programs? Is there anyway fixing it?

[Guest]

Yes. That's normal.

[Mug]

Yeah, my Seagate does it all the time. It basically shows an old hard drive, they're quieter when they're new.

 

Oh yeah, and get an SSD, it'll only set you back £40 for a 120 GB one so go for it.

[Coaxialgamer]

If its the vibrations you're concerned about, you could install rubber grommets between the case and the hdd.

If its the clicking noises, that means your hdd is old and/or on its way out.

[xMishax]

it doesnt vibrate. And it worked fine for about 5 years and Ive never heard any sound from it , but yesterday I put my new gaming rig together and recycled old HDD. Sudenly it started to make this scratchy sound

[Atmos]

If its the vibrations you're concerned about, you could install rubber grommets between the case and the hdd.

If its the clicking noises, that means your hdd is old and/or on its way out.

 

Funny, almost every single xbox 360 hdd i had would click the moment I'd put it in for the first time. Lol, guess that says something about build quality eh?

[DXMember]

time to set up a scheduled back up service

[alexhelvetica]

Funny, almost every single xbox 360 hdd i had would click the moment I'd put it in for the first time. Lol, guess that says something about build quality eh?

Was xbox 360 known for quality?

[Julius_01]

Its completely normal for a hard drive to make a buzzing noise. The noise could also come from the vibrations of the hard drive. If it starts to make a screeching noise, the needle probably made contact with the spinning disk.

[Captain_WD]

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Hey xMishax,

 

It is normal for a drive to make these sounds when under load. Even newer drives produce sounds when operating with the read/write head. 

If you'd like to check if a drive is healthy or not, I would suggest running a diagnostic utility on it provided by the manufacturer. 

For reducing sounds coming from the HDD you can make sure it is seated properly and firmly in its place. you can also look into some noise-reducing foams for internal drives.

 

Captain_WD.

[GpuTweak]

my blue makes so much noise i cant hear when its read/writing and its in an anti vibration mount

[Midnitewarrior4]

my blue makes so much noise i cant hear when its read/writing and its in an anti vibration mount

same I thought I was the only one it's the loudest thing in my system until I put it under full load ten I can hear my gpu fans.