HDD weird noise

Vulture · 10 Mar 2022 at 21:05

I installed brand new sata HDD (wd black), it is in cage at the bottom of PC case, s.m.a.r.t health check says it is ok, but i hear that weird noise, and i can feel vibration in PC case: https://soundcloud.com/user-653106856/voice-002-sd

Vulture · 10 Mar 2022 at 23:43

Vulture · 10 Mar 2022 at 23:45

It is like clicking sound, but 5 minutes ago i heard constant vibration sound for 5 seconds, maybe my HDD cage isn't properly installed? All smart atributes are ok from what i see, i did WD short smart test and it is ok, tomorrow i will do extended smart check test, and also h2testw as bonus check.

Vulture · 11 Mar 2022 at 06:20

landyvlad said:
It is securely mounted? Doesn't shift when you try to move it in the cage?

I think so, i tried to move it and it is tightly secured, all 4 screws.

Vulture · 11 Mar 2022 at 12:19

darael said:
If you're not happy with it, wipe it and return it as faulty, as you this is what you suspect. I don't like taking chances with data loss.

Are those s.m.a.r.t. attributes ok?

Vulture · 11 Mar 2022 at 13:45

Can ESD damage hdd? I dind't follow guidelines, but i avoided touching bottom of hdd where electronic is, only touhed metal case of HDD.