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Hard drive surges
After I boot up, I hear my hard drive rotates in surges - kind of like
intermittent howling. After I gently move the case, the howling ceases. I wonder what could it be - defective hard drive or ...? I mounted it with all 4 screws, so I don’t think it’s poor mounting. Anyone? -- Posted using the http://www.hardwareforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.hardwareforumz.com/Home-B...pict49869.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.hardwareforumz.com/eform.php?p=240652 |
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Are you sure it is a hard drive making the racket or is it a fan starting to
fail? Your description of "surging" sounds exactly like that of a fan having problems winding up. I've replaced several fans over the years for just that and have never heard a hard drive do it. A paper towel roll core can become a valuable assistant in listening in on what fans and such are doing. Hold one end to your ear and aim the other end at fans etc. The sounds will come through like a stethoscope.... Bob "hopelessly insane machine warrior" Troll |
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"hitch" wrote in message ...
After I boot up, I hear my hard drive rotates in surges - kind of like intermittent howling. After I gently move the case, the howling ceases. I wonder what could it be - defective hard drive or ...? I mounted it with all 4 screws, so I don't think it's poor mounting. Anyone? If you mean it spins up and then back down repeatedly, that could be a symptom of an inadequate 12v power supply, but it shouldn't stop because you move the case, unless maybe a power connector is loose. Are you sure it's the hard drive? Cooling fans can howl due to bad bearings. |
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Very good idea, Bob, will do that today.
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On 4 Mar 2005 13:02:54 -0500, hitch
wrote: After I boot up, I hear my hard drive rotates in surges - kind of like intermittent howling. After I gently move the case, the howling ceases. I wonder what could it be - defective hard drive or ...? I mounted it with all 4 screws, so I don’t think it’s poor mounting. Anyone? Maybe a hard drive problem (check it with the manufacturer's utilities), or maybe just that it's barely hitting a resonant frequency with the case and/or components (like fans, or another drive(s). Also check that the drive screws are tight and see if other areas of the case need secured, metal slightly bent, taped (or whatever) to prevent case vibration. |
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I had a sound just like this once that sped up and slowed down...
particularly on boot. Can't say that moving it would have changed it... but that several coincidences seemed to be the issue only to turn out as not so and I finally noticed that it was going to slow down on it's own sooner or later and just rarely would it speed up on it's own after boot. Then one day I was going to use the second CD drove that almost never gets used and low and behold there was a CD in the drawer from way back when. I used that drive so seldom that I never really noticed what a noisy drive it was until then and was hearing it as it was checked down and occasionally when Windows Explorer was looking for something. Happens to all of us I guess, those duh, slap the head moments... but I have since heard of one friend and one relative who have both tried to track down a very similar sound with a very similar find. Can't say this is your situation... but it's one of mine that it brings to mind. "hitch" wrote in message ... After I boot up, I hear my hard drive rotates in surges - kind of like intermittent howling. After I gently move the case, the howling ceases. I wonder what could it be - defective hard drive or ...? I mounted it with all 4 screws, so I don’t think it’s poor mounting. Anyone? -- Posted using the http://www.hardwareforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.hardwareforumz.com/Home-B...pict49869.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.hardwareforumz.com/eform.php?p=240652 |
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