Seagate Barracuda 3TB with annoying periodic idle noise

Jul 13, 2018
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Hello from Brazil!

I bought a Seagate Barracuda with 3TB and it's driving me nuts with a periodic noise when my PC is idle. This noise seems a seek noise and I already tried to disable APM, change SATA cable, change screws etc, but nothing worked so far.
This sound occurs every 10 seconds. Somethings less, sometimes more.
I recorded it so I can let you hear the noise. It might sound low, but it is very noticeable.
Here is the record I uploaded on Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ppgyr90azz7avq/RuidoHDD.mp3?dl=0

You'll notice the noise on the following seconds: 16, 20, 27, 40 and 47.

Any clue of what might be the cause?

Thank you so much!
 
Solution
antoniodourado, go ahead and run Seatools on the drive and it will let you know if it is working well. Even though you have no visible effects it may be a precursor to a potential problem. You may also contact support here.