Is my HDD about to die ?

[matpc]

Hello

I just took some time to notice and at first i thought it was psu coil whine but checking carefully i´ve noticed that my hdd is making a constant buzzing noise

I´ve checked crystal disk info and hdd sentinel and they both say the HDD is ok

Could it be some mounting issue for it to cause this constant buzzing ? it is not that loud ( have to be very close on it to hear )

But i´m not sure if i could hear this before

Is it possible for hdds to coil whine ? but i´m sure it is like a buzzing sound and i´m sure it is coming from the HDD

Thanks

 

[chrcoluk]

When they say its ok do you mean you checked the raw values or just looked at their main status?

Please post a screenshot of crystal disk info for the drive.

 

[eidairaman1]

Hello

I just took some time to notice and at first i thought it was psu coil whine but checking carefully i´ve noticed that my hdd is making a constant buzzing noise

I´ve checked crystal disk info and hdd sentinel and they both say the HDD is ok

Could it be some mounting issue for it to cause this constant buzzing ? it is not that loud ( have to be very close on it to hear )

But i´m not sure if i could hear this before

Is it possible for hdds to coil whine ? but i´m sure it is like a buzzing sound and i´m sure it is coming from the HDD

Thanks

Check to see if Hitachi DFT will run on it, otherwise isolate it out of the case and run it.

Hitachi Drive Fitness Test

Quick, reliable method to test SCSI and IDE hard disk drives, including Serial-ATA IDE drives.

www.techspot.com

https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/IBM-Hitachi-Drive-Fitness-Test.shtml

https://www.westerndigital.com/content/dam/western-digital/en-us/assets/support/CheckDriveFitness/WinDFTInstallandUserGuide.pdf

 

[A Computer Guy]

Hello

I just took some time to notice and at first i thought it was psu coil whine but checking carefully i´ve noticed that my hdd is making a constant buzzing noise

I´ve checked crystal disk info and hdd sentinel and they both say the HDD is ok

Could it be some mounting issue for it to cause this constant buzzing ? it is not that loud ( have to be very close on it to hear )

But i´m not sure if i could hear this before

Is it possible for hdds to coil whine ? but i´m sure it is like a buzzing sound and i´m sure it is coming from the HDD

Thanks

Backup data now while you still can.

 

[matpc]

Will post the pictures hold on

i took out the hdd case and it is properly screwed and the backplate looks fine , wondering if i´m missing something

 

[Frick]

What model is the hard drive? How old is it? Some drives are just loud.

 

[A Computer Guy]

What model is the hard drive? How old is it? Some drives are just loud.

Ahh familiar sounds of my youth...

 

[chrcoluk]

Generally speaking weird noises are not a good sign, so backup if the data has any value to you, I am about to go bed so may miss the crystal disk info screenshot, but someone else will probably look at it anyway when you post it.

 

[AleXXX666]

What model is the hard drive? How old is it? Some drives are just loud.

They are all DECENTLY SILENT when new, unless it's SAS server 10K+ RPM HDD.
Aging, they start to be more loud.
Yes, some "WD Green" type HDD is a little more quieter, but, even this will crackle when it has worked for like ~6-7K hours.

 

[matpc]

i´m just assembling my pc back and i will try to get a video and pictures of the problem

also , is it ok to my motherboard and psu possbily coil whine ?

i can confirm the hdd is the source of noise / buzzing

just took it out and booted with ssd only and the noise is gone

 

[Frick]

They are all DECENTLY SILENT when new, unless it's SAS server 10K+ RPM HDD.
Aging, they start to be more loud.
Yes, some "WD Green" type HDD is a little more quieter, but, even this will crackle when it has worked for like ~6-7K hours.

"Decently silent" varies a bit. The Toshiba P300s is definitely not something you would want if you have like a modern cheap case (meaning very thin steel) on the desk next to you.

i´m just assembling my pc back and i will try to get a video and pictures of the problem

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also , is it ok to my motherboard and psu possbily coil whine ?

i can confirm the hdd is the source of noise / buzzing

just took it out and booted with ssd only and the noise is gone

So an old WD blue. Might be on its way out if the noise is new.

 

[R-T-B]

The SMART data is ok but I agree any new noise is not a good sign.

 

[matpc]

we can´t trust the smart status 100% right ? it is working well but i´m sure this buzzing noise appeared recently

also is it bad to keep using ? i don´t really mind doing backup as i really don´t have nothing in my pc ( i only game )

Can it damage other parts if i keep it using like this ?

Thanks

 

[AusWolf]

For one, SMART data isn't necessarily written straight away. For two, if there's a mechanical failure within your hard drive that doesn't (yet) affect its operation, then it might not be detected by its firmware.

So yeah, back it up asap.

 

[matpc]

For one, SMART data isn't necessarily written straight away. For two, if there's a mechanical failure within your hard drive that doesn't (yet) affect its operation, then it might not be detected by its firmware.

So yeah, back it up asap.

ah makes sense

Is it safe to keep using ? i will swap it when it breaks

like i said i only have games on it , no important files

thanks

ah makes sense

Is it safe to keep using ? i will swap it when it breaks

like i said i only have games on it , no important files

thanks

forgot to mention that i had a power outage last week that "killed" my ssd

the energy went off and my pc rebooted ( as usual ) but my ssd wasn´t being recognized

I had to pull the pc out of the wall and leave it out for like 5 minutes to drain energy

then it started working again

for the hdd nothing happened but i´m wondering if this power outage / surge could be the cause

i ran my pc on a surge protector as well ( not directly on the wall )

thanks

 

[AusWolf]

ah makes sense

Is it safe to keep using ? i will swap it when it breaks

like i said i only have games on it , no important files

thanks

Then I would say so. Just don't be surprised when one day it stops working altogether.

 

[matpc]

Then I would say so. Just don't be surprised when one day it stops working altogether.

it is weird that is this bad already at 13k hours

i don´t think it is that high to be dead already

 

[AusWolf]

it is weird that is this bad already at 13k hours

i don´t think it is that high to be dead already

You said you had a power surge. That could have been the culprit, especially if your power supply doesn't have OCP and OVP (which would be weird, but still).

Also, hard drives tend to die due to mechanical failures without any sign, often regardless of age. SSDs are much more predictable. I guess you're lucky that yours at least became noisy before anything happened.

 

[matpc]

as for ssd , is it safe to trust the SMART status ?

You said you had a power surge. That could have been the culprit, especially if your power supply doesn't have OCP and OVP (which would be weird, but still).

Also, hard drives tend to die due to mechanical failures without any sign, often regardless of age. SSDs are much more predictable. I guess you're lucky that yours at least became noisy before anything happened.

my psu is xpg adata pylon 650w

it has all sort of protections

are ssds more durable / can trust 100% smart status ? i think i will ditch my HDD completely and get another ssd in place