Hard drive makes a squeaky-Spinning noise sometimes.

Mads Haugaard · Nov 9, 2015

So, just recently i started hearing that noise. I'm pretty sure it's the hard drive since it only happends with i load up a game that's on the drive.

It doesn't always make the noise always, just sometimes.

Ive had it for about a year, I'm not sure what the hard drive is called but i think it's a seagate 1tb.

Is this a sound i should be concerned about?

Fenric · Nov 9, 2015

Like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkOEYNJqcJk

Get another storage solution and backup any data you want to keep.

Mads Haugaard · Nov 9, 2015

Fenric :

No, not like that. But it like when the disc thing or whatever when it spins up. But it's not always. it's like after 30mins or so when i play and it starts to load more of the game.

rollingbarrels · Nov 9, 2015

Nothing to panic about, but definitely something to be aware of. All HDDs will make a fair bit of noise. I'd only be concerned if your system starts exhibiting problems or if the sound gets really bad, like abnormally loud sounds or any sounds that don't sound like they should be coming out of a hard drive. In general, most mechanical hard drives will get a bit louder as they age so I wouldn't worry about it too much. One of my secondary drives literally sounds like a cement mixer when it reads or writes, but still works perfectly.

Either way, it is always good to have back ups of important files even if there is nothing wrong with your main disk.

Fenric · Nov 9, 2015

There's lots of samples of squeaking / squealing hard drives on Youtube. If your hard drive is making a sound you would describe this way, it's not good.

You can wait and see if the drive totally fails or get a replacement drive if you have data you care about saving. A decent 1TB drive like this one is only $50-$60: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex

Mads Haugaard · Nov 9, 2015

Fenric :

Alright well i'm gonna let it sit in my computer since i don't really have money for a new hard drive. But it could just be worn a bit out since i use my computer 6-9 hours a day.

Mads Haugaard · Nov 9, 2015

Alright well ill just let it sit in my pc for a while. Thanks guys.

EDIT: Oh and i have all my windows and programs on a kingston SSD tho. it's just all my games (750GB) Is on that Hard drive.

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