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kiran08   06-29-2009 at 01:56:02 PM

Hi,

I bought a new PC nearly 1 month back with 500GB WD HDD installed.
From past couple of days I observed the Hdisk has started creating noise, particularly during the disk extensive operations (e.g. Defragmenter).

Can someone please suggest what needs to done in such case.

Thanks for your time

Kiran

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Bronze Storage badge sub mesa   06-29-2009 at 02:22:06 PM
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Can you describe the noise? Medium high-pitched sounds? Those are normal seeking sounds. Does it sound like the harddrive is malfunctioning?

The obvious is: make sure you have a proper backup at all times.

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kiran08   06-29-2009 at 02:42:26 PM
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Can you describe the noise? Medium high-pitched sounds?


Yes, Medium-high grinding noise

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Those are normal seeking sounds. Does it sound like the harddrive is malfunctioning?


Need to know if it is a problem and if hard drive has to be replaced. I ran the "chkdsk" but no errors were found.

Thank you

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kiran08   06-30-2009 at 02:39:00 PM
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Can someone please suggest ??

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Bronze Storage badge sub mesa   06-30-2009 at 03:49:34 PM
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If you have a good backup you do not need to replace the drive. Some drives make more noise than others, i've had one such drive; its still running though its obviously louder than the other drives of the same brand and type. So it doesn't guarantee there is something wrong with your drive.

You may also scan the drive with the manufacturer utility to see if it certifies are healthy.

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