SEAGATE 18GB 15K ST318452LC - making loud seeking sound?

[SupermanCK]

I just got one and it is making loud awful seeking noise...anyone else who owns/ed this drive have this particular problem?
should i RMA it?
drive is working fine tho...just install win2k pro on it last night.
Thanks

 

[Dug]

That's normal

 

[SupermanCK]

REALLY...it sounds like a dying drive...
or it sounded just like my dead WD IDE drive which is RMAing

 

[RanDum72]

You should hear my IBM 18gig 10k drive. It sounds like its cracking a knuckle everytime it does something.

 

[SupermanCK]

that's exactly what it sounds like...it gets pretty annoying after awhile...:|

 

[fkloster]

I have that identical drive and its predecessor the ST318451. They make HELLACIOUS noise and I love it.... 🙂 These cheetahs are BULLETPROOF!! The technology spent in delivering a fixed disk drive that spins @ 15k for 5 years or much more gives me goose bumps 😱

 

[DeschutesCore]

Even the 10K Cheetahs sound like they're trying to communicate with you in a gutteral tone. I love mine and wouldn't replace it for anything. If it bothers you, keep in mind these are enterprise drives and are designed to be stored in server rooms, not offices.

DC

 

[Thor86]

Yep, mine makes the same noise from time to time. Not all the time mind you.

 

[RanDum72]

I also have an 18gig Cheetah and they are no way as loud as the IBM's. The IBM reminds me of an old DEC SCSI drive I had before, probably 2.1 gigs and 5400rpm. It was as loud as hell and every few minutes it calibrates itself, it makes a high pitched squeaking noise.