hard drive buzzing

[tigersty1e]

I recently took out some fans and noticed that my hard drive has started to have a constant buzzing sound even while idle.

And on shutdown, it's the last thing in my rig to spin down. 2-3 seconds after my last fan spins down, I can hear my hard drive spin down.

Is this cause for concern or rma worthy?

 

[C1]

Is the buzz electrical or mechanical? Make sure it's not just the HDD vibrating mechanically against its mounting as there are isolator mounts available to help prevent mechanical buzz.

 

[RebateMonger]

New noises from hard drives are never a welcome sign. You can try tightening down screws or otherwise try to reduce the vibration of you hard drive mounts. If it's an internal noise, it's a really good time to think about replacing the disk.