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HARDDRIVE MAKING NOISES
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:40 am
by TheLaughingMan
My Hdd, which is a seagate momentus 200gb 7200rpm is making these high frequency noises lately, i had it for like 1-2 months and it just started making these high pitch sounds lately. What can I do about it?
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:04 pm
by CanadianNorth
Hey,
I don't think their is any fix for that, if it is covered under a warranty you can try to exchange it for a new one.
I would suggest trying it in another machine, or through an SATA/USB adapter or in an external case first just to be sure.
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:37 pm
by SouthPaw42
Check which file in the link sounds like your drive.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:36 pm
by TheLaughingMan
Almost sounds like Head Damage 4. Do you think this kind of thing would cause my notebook to freeze.
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:42 pm
by Harryc
If you have any noise close to those at that site, call the manufacturer and get a new drive. Yes, a defective hard drive could definitely cause system freezes. Run a diagnostic on the drive from the manufacturers website.
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:49 am
by TheLaughingMan
Weird, I pass all the diagnose test from the software Seagate provided on there site, and the noise disappeared (test must of somehow fixed it
. If the noise comes back I'm just going to exchange it, hopefully they don't give me a refurbish.