WD5000AAKS noise

zixiazhang · 27 Oct 2007 at 16:42

Just brought a new WD5000AAKS and it's stupidly loud! Basically the vibration is crazy and is resonating inside my case like mad. Is this normal!? I've got two other maxtor drives that hardly seems to vibrate at all. Is it best to ask for a refund or swap cause i've had it for less then a week!

Thanks all

rpstewart · 27 Oct 2007 at 16:53

If the case is resonating then the drive is attached to tightly to it. Try decoupling the drive either with rubber grommets on the screws or by mounting it in a bungee cord sling.

zixiazhang · 27 Oct 2007 at 16:57

It's a good way to quieten down hard drives,but is resonating this badly normal behaviour for this drive, all the reviews said it was dead quiet.

rpstewart · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:02

Until you decouple it you won't be able to tell what the true noise level of the drive is.

zixiazhang · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:16

Well, i've taken it out and put it on a foam matt at the bottom of my case now, and the vibrations are still audiable. Just by simply touching the drive I can tell it's vibrating a heck of a lot more then my maxtor drives, still convinced this isn't normail. Should I return the drive?

Burt · 27 Oct 2007 at 17:54

Mine vibrates a fair bit more than my old drive did (seagate I think). It became very irritating after a while - not hugely audible but the sort of sound that resonates through your brain. Tied it into one of the bigger drive bays with some elastic and it's pretty much silent now.

JimmahuK · 27 Oct 2007 at 18:03

Mines dead silent.

Phil2008 · 27 Oct 2007 at 19:10

JimmahuK said:
Mines dead silent.

and mine

jbloggs · 27 Oct 2007 at 22:20

I have 2 of these HDD, are they are inaudible...

Tesla · 27 Oct 2007 at 23:00

Mine is dead quiet and doesn't vibrate. Sounds like a physically buckled/unbalanced disk.

I dropped a HDD once and it went like this.

MumboJumbo · 27 Oct 2007 at 23:40

Send it back for a rma, though if it technicaly works im not sure you can rma it? Isn't there that 7 day act thing anyawy.

Dazza_Random · 28 Oct 2007 at 02:27

I have 3 of them - as everyone else says....they are dead silent

2xRAID 0 and one spare...

MumboJumbo · 28 Oct 2007 at 12:18

Why not do raid 5?

Avalon · 29 Oct 2007 at 12:21

RMA'ing is a bad idea. If it's found to be working (and you state here it does) then it's pretty unlikely you'll get anything different back. You may also end up with a nominal charge for P&P/Testing as it's not faulty.

james.miller · 29 Oct 2007 at 12:26

ive got two of them, cant hear them spinning

dark_orse · 30 Oct 2007 at 16:01

I've just RMA'd mine because it was noisy with intermittent clicks. Hope it's not a bad batch.

zixiazhang · 30 Oct 2007 at 16:11

Well it got picked up today. I explained the problem and asked for a refund, lets see what happens. Mean while theres a samsung drive on it's way to me!

milkinc13 · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:40

speedy2004 said:
and mine

ditto