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pcdudedude

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I've noticed that when I transfer files between my two hard-drives, the transfer speed is anywhere between 3MB/s to 130MB/s. is this normal.
Also, The hitachi HDD makes some grumble, thump noises only while in use. No screeching of anything just wierd grumbles.

Here are some pics of my drives in HD TUNE!

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http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag148/Jonhklien1234/western1_zpslyw7ex3t.png

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glamdringfh

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Hi pcdudedude,

If you are hearing audible noises from your HD like grumbling it is often an indicator that your drive is failing.

I highly recommend getting a replacement for your hitachi drive and backing up all data from it to an external scource. Failing drives often exhibit increasingly slower read/write times as well, which is the likely cause of the slowdown.
 
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Oh it is a brand new HD. so you are saying the is slow?
 
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glamdringfh

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Just because it is new doesn't mean it isn't failing. Sometimes you can just get a bad drive.

Here are a couple of hard drive diagnostic tools to run on your HD to see if it has bad sectors. Note that even IF these return no errors, your drive might have a physical hardware defect (with something like the arm) which is causing the problem. Grumbling sounds are not good to have coming from a hard drive.

Crystal Disk Info: http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html
HD Sentinel: http://www.hdsentinel.com/
 
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I used an HD tool and added pictures to this post.
HD TUNE!!!

Also, I looked at the comment on the product page from which I purchased the HD and Almost everyone was saying the this particular HD is LOUD. What do they mean by loud? could this mean the grumbling noise? or what?
If everyone is saying the this hitachi I "Loud" then wouldn't that be normal for this HD?
 
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glamdringfh

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I suppose if many other users have found the drive to be loud then that grumbling sound could be what they meant.

You can check to see the average read/ write times of the drives you own by looking up their specific specs. It is not uncommon to have read/ write fluxuation with HDD drives, and as long as the average read/write is close to the advertized speeds you should be ok.
 
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Hi there pcdudedude,

The graph of your Hitachi drive looks fine while the one of your WD drive does not.
You need to test both of your drives and provide screenshots of their S.M.A.R.T. data.

You can test your WD drive with WD's Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool(both short and extended tests): http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=xr67c9
I guess you can use some third party tools as well: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/282651-32-best-diagnostic-testing-utility

In case the S.M.A.R.T. data shows that there is something wrong with any of the drive, you need to back up the data stored on it.

Let me know how this goes,
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Hi, Thanks for the advice.

Both of my drives Passed the WD's Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool. Is there anything else I should do?

Also do you have any advice on the rumbling noise from the Hitachi HD?

Here is the page from which I bought the drive, you can see other people saying something about noise.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD32F4747
 
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Regarding your WD drive, you can just attach it with the cables of your other drive and retest it. See whether the graph would be different.
Regarding your other drive, it would be useful if you can record that sound. It is true that some drives have slightly higher acoustics levels that others. Yet, I don't think that rumbling sound is a good sign. If the cables are long enough, you can take it out of the computer case and boot up. That way you will be sure that the noise comes from the drive but not from loose screws or something else around or next to the drive.

To sum it up, I would advise you not to keep crucial data on both drives. Your most important data should be stored on at least two places. Also, some mechanical flaws may not be detected by the S.M.A.R.T. report.

D_Know_WD
 
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So luckily the hitachi drive was under warrenty. Just got a new one in the mail today and it makes the SAME NOISE!

I found this comment from a buyer on the seller page. "Strange pepper-grinder noises when the drives are written to or read from (likely from the movement of the drive heads). I got three of the drives and all three make those noises, but I've yet to experience any issues with them whatsoever. They're certainly audible, but that's to be expected for enterpriseish drives."

So I am not sure what to do...


THIS IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE BUT A LITTLE LOUDER!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J09pWNQPK7U&feature=related


 
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