Weird Sound Coming From my PC

[Bruce]

I sure would like to see you open up the side cover, remove the power cable from the Seagate HDD, then power the PC up.
if no noise - HDD was the issue, new or not.
if still a noise, you either have another mechanical drive somewhere on the system or I’m completely baffled, because that noise you posted in the other thread is exactly how a dead drive sounds.

[markodreznjak]

I sure would like to see you open up the side cover, remove the power cable from the Seagate HDD, then power the PC up.
if no noise - HDD was the issue, new or not.
if still a noise, you either have another mechanical drive somewhere on the system or I’m completely baffled, because that noise you posted in the other thread is exactly how a dead drive sounds.

Im taking it to get checked out, I’ll let you know. Maybe it’s the dvd that has been broken for quite some time, or something ikd… if it’s hdd again I’m gonna lose my mind haha luckily i have two years warranty for this new one. Keep this thread open if that’s ok till i find out more, and thanks for the help

[markodreznjak]

I sure would like to see you open up the side cover, remove the power cable from the Seagate HDD, then power the PC up.
if no noise - HDD was the issue, new or not.
if still a noise, you either have another mechanical drive somewhere on the system or I’m completely baffled, because that noise you posted in the other thread is exactly how a dead drive sounds.

Looks like it was hdd again… they probably sold me a bad one… do you have any recommendations which manufacturer of hdd is the best?

[Rustys]

With the drive disconnected how is the system running?

If it does turn out the be the new drive, see if they could exchange it for an External USB drive that you can use for storage. If you are using the second drive for storage.

I have had new drives out of the package fail or shortly after some use.

Drive that are good and with anything else some will say that it depends on the model you get.

Samsung and Toshiba are my top two reliable ones for internal and external storage.

There is a program that you can run to check the drive and see if it may be failing. This is a standalone program so there is no installation.

https://osdn.net/projects/crystaldiskinfo/downloads/76716/CrystalDiskInfo8_15_2.zip/

Uncompressed the file
Right click on Diskinfo64.exe
Select run as Administrator
Click on Yes

post a screen shot by pressing the Alt and Prt Scr together with CrystalDisk info in the screen. Paste in you next post by right clicking then select Paste. Make sure that you have also selected the second drive so we can see the results.

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[markodreznjak]

With the drive disconnected how is the system running?

If it does turn out the be the new drive, see if they could exchange it for an External USB drive that you can use for storage. If you are using the second drive for storage.

I have had new drives out of the package fail or shortly after some use.

Drive that are good and with anything else some will say that it depends on the model you get.

Samsung and Toshiba are my top two reliable ones for internal and external storage.

There is a program that you can run to check the drive and see if it may be failing. This is a standalone program so there is no installation.

https://osdn.net/projects/crystaldiskinfo/downloads/76716/CrystalDiskInfo8_15_2.zip/

Uncompressed the file
Right click on Diskinfo64.exe
Select run as Administrator
Click on Yes

post a screen shot by pressing the Alt and Prt Scr together with CrystalDisk info in the screen. Paste in you next post by right clicking then select Paste. Make sure that you have also selected the second drive so we can see the results.

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Thanks! I’ve checked both drives multiple times on this app, everything looked ok, health was good on both the old one and this new one, but the drive was still the problem apparently.

This guy hooked up another drive that he had on him and the sound didn’t come on, also he said something about not being able to defragment the disk when he tried to do so. My hdd, not his.

He also saw when he hooked up my hdd to his computer, that it turn off on it’s own, he thinks that that’s what’s making the noise and slowing down problem.

It all suggests that it’s a hdd.

Maybe the best solution is to purchase external drive, but I need it plugged in all the time since my music projects use data from that drive (samples, loops, sound banks…)

I told the guy to unplug dvd since i don’t ever use it.

My question is… and this is probably the last one… what causes hdd to not work properly? Especially the new one… it’s obviously a physical error since it’s producing weird sounds and it turns on and off by itself. Can it be corrupted files or is it more like someone dropped it pr something? If this happens the third time I’m gonna go insane ???

[Rustys]

I would go ahead and exchange the drive for a new one and also look into getting an External Drive for backups of that information.

Yes, the drives can pass quality at the manufactures then unfraternally there is no telling how they are handled by shippers, staff and or anyone else. Even customers have dropped the drive and just put it back on the shelf. It could be due to corrupt data on the drive which can be caused by loose RAM, power, or data cable.

You could try using Diskpart to wipe the drive and then have Disk part format it and see if it works after checking the cables.

@Bruce anything else to add?

[markodreznjak]

I would go ahead and exchange the drive for a new one and also look into getting an External Drive for backups of that information.

Yes, the drives can pass quality at the manufactures then unfraternally there is no telling how they are handled by shippers, staff and or anyone else. Even customers have dropped the drive and just put it back on the shelf. It could be due to corrupt data on the drive which can be caused by loose RAM, power, or data cable.

You could try using Diskpart to wipe the drive and then have Disk part format it and see if it works after checking the cables.

@Bruce anything else to add?

He said the cables are fine, so it’s most likely broken hdd…

[Rustys]

Then would replace the HDD is the next option.

[Bruce]

HDD’s are mechanical units with moving parts, so suffer all those problems associated with anything continually in motion; bearings, dust, g-forces, heat, excessive use, age.

a bad drive can cause data corruption but never the reverse - bad files will not cause a drive to go south.

your first drive was probably just old and died of natural causes, the ‘new’ drive either wasn’t actually new, or got knocked during it’s short life from the factory to your PC, or was just one of those ‘Friday’ units with bad karma.

I’d certainly go for a new internal drive for your work but yeah - get yourself an external as well for backups. also consider maybe a SSD as a new 2nd internal choice. yes - bang for buck still favours HDD but the gap has significantly reduced recently. just a thought!

as to brand, geez, that’s the 64 million dollar question.
I used to only get Western Digital, then noticed what I thought was unacceptable failures, switched to Seagate’s and was impressed for years and years, then starting seeing increased failure rates (not many but certainly an increase). but that’s what warranty is for and why you should be backing up.

[markodreznjak]

HDD’s are mechanical units with moving parts, so suffer all those problems associated with anything continually in motion; bearings, dust, g-forces, heat, excessive use, age.

a bad drive can cause data corruption but never the reverse - bad files will not cause a drive to go south.

your first drive was probably just old and died of natural causes, the ‘new’ drive either wasn’t actually new, or got knocked during it’s short life from the factory to your PC, or was just one of those ‘Friday’ units with bad karma.

I’d certainly go for a new internal drive for your work but yeah - get yourself an external as well for backups. also consider maybe a SSD as a new 2nd internal choice. yes - bang for buck still favours HDD but the gap has significantly reduced recently. just a thought!

as to brand, geez, that’s the 64 million dollar question.
I used to only get Western Digital, then noticed what I thought was unacceptable failures, switched to Seagate’s and was impressed for years and years, then starting seeing increased failure rates (not many but certainly an increase). but that’s what warranty is for and why you should be backing up.

Thanks! You’ve been very helpful, both of you! I’m definitely buying new hdd and I already purchased external hdd for backups. Also now considering purchasing ssd for storage also. ???

[Rustys]

Having more than one back up would be better if the budget allows you can always get a second later along the line.

[Rustys]

Make sure to wipe the old data off the old drive prior to returning it if that is what you are planning to do.