HARD DRIVE

leeh14 · 17 Feb 2009 at 16:25

hi,

Is it normally for a hard drive to to make a very quite sound when in use (say downloading something)! most drive i've ever had have made a faint sound! just woudering how normally this is?

regards

spitzoid · 17 Feb 2009 at 16:26

Ben M · 17 Feb 2009 at 16:27

define loud...

reflux · 17 Feb 2009 at 16:28

If it sounds like someone dragging a bag of skulls down a flight of stairs, kiss goodbye to your data.

Audigex · 17 Feb 2009 at 16:34

Most drives, if you listen, make a slight whirring sound and a bit of a just-audiable crackle. You might get the occasional click aswell.

Anything loud enough to notice all the time is likely bad news, but if you can only hear it when the system is idling quietly without much background noise, it's just it working. Being mechanical, it's always going to produce some noise.

rodo · 17 Feb 2009 at 17:33

reflux said:
If it sounds like someone dragging a bag of skulls down a flight of stairs, kiss goodbye to your data.

Vice versa for a raptor lol