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I have a Seagate 500gb 7200rpm HDD (ST500DM002), and after installing some quieter fans I can hear a high pitched noise coming from it. I can only hear it well if I point my head in a certain direction and it is one of those noises that only younger people can hear. Is there something wrong and should I RMA it?
 
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ok, it stopped but when I next booted it up it started doing it again. I noticed something on the circular part of the drive (no idea what it's called), is this meant to be there?
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That's seems to be normal. If your disk have passed the Seatool's short and long tests scans then I think you should have nothing to worry about. Just don't forget to do a regular backup of your important files.
 
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Hi there HazNut,

What do you mean by "noticed something on the circular part of the drive"? It is strange that sometimes the drive is emitting this noise and sometimes it is not. You can contact the HDD's manufacturer tech support and ask whether this is a normal working HDD sound.
I would also suggest you to make sure the HDD is securely fastened.

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I was just wondering what that was on the metal circular part in the middle of the picture. I read up on the Seagate website that a high pitched whine is not normal. I think I will try contacting them at some point to see if I can get a replacement.
 
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As I only have an SSD at the moment I probably won't return the drive for a while, if at all. The best way I can describe the noise is like when you turn on one of those really big old CRT TVs and it emits that really high pitched noise that adults can't hear.
 
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Ok yeah, I noticed that after playing Minecraft for a while on my SSD, the noise seems to stop. I also noticed the noise immediately starts again once I load a game off the Hard Drive, and it does not stop. I've looked it up and it seems like it would be bearing issues. I bought it with Scan and my RTB warranty is still valid, so I guess I could send it back for repairs?
 
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