Finished Gaming PC build for Christmas. Every thing is fine but there is strange noise coming from it.
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Where is the noise coming from? The HDD LED is just a light, nothing more. It won't produce any noise.
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Unplug the SATA power cable from the hard drive, boot up the PC, and see if you still hear the noise. If you don't, it's the hard drive.
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How old is the computer? Hard drives meet their deaths typically quicker than other PC components, so I would back up all your important files onto an external drive, and when you get the time you're going to either have to replace the hard drive or live with the noise until it fully dies and starts getting destroyed data sectors.
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All hard drives make a tiny bit of noise, but yeah if it's making loud annoying noises I'd send it back.
Another thing to make sure is that the hard drive is not rattling in place. Hard drives have physical disks spinning, so if it's not screwed in securely and can rattle that can be a problem. Screws shouldn't be tightened overly hard either.
Another thing to make sure is that the hard drive is not rattling in place. Hard drives have physical disks spinning, so if it's not screwed in securely and can rattle that can be a problem. Screws shouldn't be tightened overly hard either.
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AndrewSalmon
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I'd recommend either sending the HDD back as turkey3_scratch said and getting a new one, or getting an SSD.
Also, run HD Tune and check for errors on the HDD.
Also, run HD Tune and check for errors on the HDD.
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