- Sep 14, 2013
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My hard drive is making a lot of noise - at first I wasn't sure what was making the noise, but after opening the computer up it seemed like it was coming from the hard drive. I tested it by unplugging the hard drive from the motherboard and power supply, then turning the computer on, and the noise was gone. Then after I re-connected the hard drive the noise was back. The noise is constantly there, but it's not a constant noise, if that makes sense. It's a rhythmic high-pitched buzz/hum, relatively low in volume, that you sometimes can't hear over the noise of the fan. But once you notice it, it's hard to ignore it. It's a totally different noise from the write/read noise. It doesn't sound like the hard drive is failing or anything, I just want to stop the noise.
I have a few questions:
1. Is there anything I can do to remove the noise from the hard drive so that I can keep the drive?
2. If I buy a brand new hard drive, is it guaranteed to be quiet? I'm not sure if it's a common noise with all hard drives, or if it's a problem elsewhere in my PC that would cause any hard drive to make the noise.
3. I have an old computer with a hard drive in it that I could test in my current computer. My old computer crashed a lot (may or may not have been anything to do with the hard drive), so what's the worst that could happen by putting it in my current computer? Regardless of whether it causes the PC to crash, would it cause any permanent damage to the rest of the PC that would remain after removing it?
4. In addition to using an anti-static wrist band, are there any precautions I need to take while inserting and removing hard drives? After taking a hard drive out of a PC, can you place it on any surface?
I have a few questions:
1. Is there anything I can do to remove the noise from the hard drive so that I can keep the drive?
2. If I buy a brand new hard drive, is it guaranteed to be quiet? I'm not sure if it's a common noise with all hard drives, or if it's a problem elsewhere in my PC that would cause any hard drive to make the noise.
3. I have an old computer with a hard drive in it that I could test in my current computer. My old computer crashed a lot (may or may not have been anything to do with the hard drive), so what's the worst that could happen by putting it in my current computer? Regardless of whether it causes the PC to crash, would it cause any permanent damage to the rest of the PC that would remain after removing it?
4. In addition to using an anti-static wrist band, are there any precautions I need to take while inserting and removing hard drives? After taking a hard drive out of a PC, can you place it on any surface?
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