LaCie Network Space 2 noise - Should I be worried?

Andybtsn

Andybtsn

Andybtsn

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Hi guys

I've had this drive for 18 months and I've found for the past month or so the drive has been making a lot of ticking noises.
Normally noises like this I'd associate with hard drives on the way out if in a PC so is this any different?

It appears to play back video files etc fine although when moving large files the PC can display an error saying it's lost connection to the drive.

I tried sending a continous ping over to it and no time outs appear.

I think it has a 2 year warranty but just thought I'd ask your opinion on the matter.

Cheers
 
The HDD in the LaCie Network Space 2 is no different than the HDD you'd find in a desktop so the same symptoms would mean the same thing.
 
Thought as much.

Annoying as I have so much stuff on it.

Hassle! Will log it with LaCie, at least it has a 2 year warranty I guess.

Cheers for the response.
 
Well I got this response.

Clicking sounds are usually the first indicator of a problem with an external hard disk. Frequently, however, the cause is not a physically broken drive.
There are two main sounds that can be described as clicking: soft clicking, and hard clicking.
Soft clicking can be the normal sound of the drive working. If the drive is functional, this is normal. Drives do not typically give an indication of any problems prior to failure, so it does not mean it is about to fail if the drive is making a clicking sound and still functioning. If the drive is non-functional, there are two possible causes:
The drive could be corrupted. Reformatting the drive can solve this issue.
The drive could have a failure in the external power supply or power cable. Try using a different one, if possible.
Hard clicking is a very noticeable sound, and is akin to hearing metal-on-metal impacts. It is loud enough to interrupt conversation, and can definitely not be ignored. Sometimes this sound is accompanied by an alarm or beeping. This behavior usually indicative of a physical failure. If nothing traumatic happened to the drive prior to this starting, consider it to be soft clicking, and troubleshoot the problem as suggested above.

Suppose I need to decipher which one it is.
 
Andybtsn said:
Suppose I need to decipher which one it is.
Click to expand...

As they stated, all drives may make a "soft" clicking noise when reading and writing data.

Perhaps this is more noticeable on an external drive.

But as you've had the drive for 18 months, and got used to whatever noises it makes, if it's suddenly making a noticebly different noise then this may be the "hard" clicking they refer to.
 
Surveyor said:
But as you've had the drive for 18 months, and got used to whatever noises it makes, if it's suddenly making a noticebly different noise then this may be the "hard" clicking they refer to.
Click to expand...

Indeed. Well, I'd go with the hard clicking as this sound would have made me throw the thing out of the window if it had always been there.
Thankfully only my wife sits in the lounge so it can annoy her for now.
 
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