Western Digital. Too lazy to get the model number. Just curious to see if anyone has had this problem in the past or has had experience. I have the shell in the open within 3 feet of my ear so I hear all the pops and churns it does. The hard drive this morning is making more of a popcorn noise when loading data. It sounds like static + popcorn popping but I dont smell anything, see anything, or hear anything else other than the noise. I have 2, and one is about 1 year old and the other is a few months and both Western Digital.
Ive got thermal take case, thermal take PSU that is well enough power to power the whole system and intel MB with 4 gigs ram. I am open for opinions. Networking is my strong point but hardware I slack on. :-)
2007-10-21 06:53:41 · 4 answers · asked by Josh S 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
but I dont smell anything, I dont see anything, or i dont hear anything else other than the noise.
*Correction
2007-10-21 06:55:09 · update #1
You'll probably be more aware of the harddrive's noise now that the case is off, and it's close to your ear. WD's are usually pretty quiet. Maybe you better do a backup, to disk, just in case one, or more harddrive's are 'going south for the winter',(and ain't takin' you along!) By the time you smell something, IT'S ALL OVER!
2007-10-21 07:01:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is very normal. Mechanical hard drives usually make a lot of noise.
2016-05-24 00:51:50 · answer #2 · answered by noemi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typical hard drive noise. When you hear a lot of clicking is when there is cause for concern.
2007-10-21 07:35:05 · answer #3 · answered by s j 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Chickster is right. the drive may out live you, but I don't think so. Copy any valuable files to another disk.
2007-10-21 07:12:38 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋