Philipk
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Hard drive low pitch whiring / humming noise
I've recently installed a the following IDE hard drive in my desktop system:
Western WD2500JB Digital Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM ATA/100 8MB Cache
It has developed a low pitched hum that fades in and out every three or so seconds - something like this:
.....wwwWWWWHHHHAAAAMMMMMm mmm....... .......... .......... ........ww wWWWWHHHHA AAAMMMMMmm mm........ .......... .......... ......wwwW WWWHHHHAAA AMMMMMmmmm ......
It does this constantly even when the drive is not in use and is driving my crazy! Is this normal - or does it indicate a possible fault with the drive? Any advice much appreciated.
Regards
Philip
Western WD2500JB Digital Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM ATA/100 8MB Cache
It has developed a low pitched hum that fades in and out every three or so seconds - something like this:
.....wwwWWWWHHHHAAAAMMMMMm
It does this constantly even when the drive is not in use and is driving my crazy! Is this normal - or does it indicate a possible fault with the drive? Any advice much appreciated.
Regards
Philip
Are you sure it's the drive? A hard drive with a bearing problem might make that kind of noise, but I would not expect it to last too long if it continues to do that.
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it's definately the drive. I've installed it in two different systems and the same noise occurs.
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Thanks for the advice. I'm taking it up with Western Digital now.
Regards
Philip
Regards
Philip