Is my HDD about to die ?

matpc · 2024-09-02T05:04:21+0100

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 · 2024-09-02T05:56:24+0100

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 · 2024-09-02T06:00:15+0100

matpc said:
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 · 2024-09-02T06:06:47+0100

matpc said:
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 · 2024-09-02T06:16:32+0100

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 · 2024-09-02T06:29:38+0100

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

A Computer Guy · 2024-09-02T06:34:15+0100

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

Ahh familiar sounds of my youth...

chrcoluk · 2024-09-02T06:38:21+0100

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.

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Motherboard	TUF B550M GAMING PLUS
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Is my HDD about to die ?

matpc

chrcoluk

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

Hitachi Drive Fitness Test

A Computer Guy

matpc

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

A Computer Guy

chrcoluk

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