What causes hard drive noise?

[KingNothing]

Just sitting here listening to my new hard drive chunk away...what exactly is causing the noise? It seems like anything rubbing would be bad...

 

[neonerd]

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[cavemanmoron]

IBM Deathstar?

 

[Kalvin00]

Originally posted by: neonerd
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That could create a very vicious cycle, you know.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: neonerd
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😕

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

The head seeking

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: neonerd
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That could create a very vicious cycle, you know.

WOOA Yeah I clicked on it twice,
going WTF???????????

 

[piroroadkill]

A guy asks an honest question, and a bunch of retards fu ck it up.

 

[Lady In Red]

At times mine sounds like a bed of vicious snakes are hissing away, and it stops boot-up.

I just give the case a few good hard slaps to remind it "who" is the boss!! 🙂

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
IBM Deathstar?

It's a Maxtor 250. Brand new. It's making a "normal" noise, I had just never thought about what made the noise.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: KingNothing

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
IBM Deathstar?

It's a Maxtor 250. Brand new. It's making a "normal" noise, I had just never thought about what made the noise.

Hmm which noise the platter spinning type noise,or the clunking noise of it searching,LOL

 

[imported_Hi]

think about it parts of metal spinning at 7200 RPM is going to cause noise no matter what

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: KingNothing

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
IBM Deathstar?

It's a Maxtor 250. Brand new. It's making a "normal" noise, I had just never thought about what made the noise.

Hmm which noise the platter spinning type noise,or the clunking noise of it searching,LOL

The normal drive grinding noise. Not the clicking "it's about to die" noise.

 

[pulse8]

If it's got moving parts it's going to make noise.

 

[Vic]

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hard-disk.htm

IIRC, the seek noise is the sound of the read/write head moving back and forth across the platter(s) extremely fast.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Vic
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hard-disk.htm

IIRC, the seek noise is the sound of the read/write head moving back and forth across the platter(s) extremely fast.

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