High-Pitched Whining/Screeching from WD800JB

[NUCKRAH]

I've installed a new Western Digital WD800JB [the 80GB drive with the 8MB cache] off a Promise Ultra133 TX2. The drive is FAST, FAST, FAST, but, unfortunately, it's also LOUD, LOUD, LOUD. It's making a high-pitched whining/screeching hum that sounds like fingernails scratching a chalkboard. [Actually, what it really sounds like is the screeching hum you hear from a jet engine when you fly as a passenger on one of the newer, better sound-proofed planes, like a Boeing 757 or 767. Or maybe a blender, when you're blending a soft fruit, and you turn it up to puree.] Is this normal for WD special edition [8 MB] drives, or is it a sign of a bad drive that's likely to fail? If it is normal, can somebody recommend a soundproofing material that would absorb this high frequency screeching hum? Thanks!

 

[khha4113]

Is this normal for WD special edition [8 MB] drives, or is it a sign of a bad drive that's likely to fail?

I also have WD800JB, and it's very quiet. Something is definitely wrong with your drive.

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[fiask0]

I have 3 of these drives, all very very quiet. I would have to guess something is wrong with your drive and you should backup all your important data soon.

 

[lhgpoobaa]

Ditto. 1 x 800JB here. Usual high pitched but quiet 7200rpm spin noise. Definately not screetchy.

I think you have lucked out my man... Send that defect back. Bad motor or bearings.

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[HammerBot]

I second all of the above. I have two pcs. in RAID0. Most noiseless drives I ever had. I can barely hear them from the noise of the graphicscard fan.

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