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Lod|_Dod|

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Posted: Mon, 31st Oct 2005 21:40 Post subject: Horrible sound	Quick Quote Quote

Hey I was just wondering if anyone else encountered this problem ever??? A couple months ago I bought a 160 Gig Western digital HDD, for the first couple weeks everything was fine but now from time to time it emits a pitch whining sound which is really annoying.The only I get it to stop is reboot but it always comes back,sometimes in a cpl days sometimes in a matter of hours.Anybody out there have any clue what cold be causing this or how to correct it.The fucking thing wakes me up at night when this happens and its really annoying having to reboot to get rid of it temporarily. any help or thoughts ??????? Oh and I e-mailed and called the place I bought it from but they won't help me cause i lost the reciept....arseholes

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Posted: Mon, 31st Oct 2005 21:45 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Sounds like it could be dying, the screech could be the reading pin scratching along the surface of your disk, the disk grinding on the side of the casing.. or anything else really.. It might just be vibration from the HDD onto your case. Check the manufacturer's warrenty, should be 1/2 years !

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Posted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2005 03:11 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

thats why i like maxtor 3 years on-site

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Posted: Wed, 2nd Nov 2005 23:57 Post subject: Re: Horrible sound

Lod|_Dod| wrote:

Hey I was just wondering if anyone else encountered this problem ever???
A couple months ago I bought a 160 Gig Western digital HDD, for the first couple weeks everything was fine but now from time to time it emits a pitch whining sound which is really annoying.The only I get it to stop is reboot but it always comes back,sometimes in a cpl days sometimes in a matter of hours.Anybody out there have any clue what cold be causing this or how to correct it.The fucking thing wakes me up at night when this happens and its really annoying having to reboot to get rid of it temporarily.
any help or thoughts ???????
Oh and I e-mailed and called the place I bought it from but they won't help me cause i lost the reciept....arseholes

This may not be an issue with the hard drive. I have the same sound, and have had it for about 2 years, on and off. Luckily my fans drown it out, haha. Anyway, what I believe it to be, is a screw loose or it weakly mounted in my case (which it is). I definately would take it and put it in another machine and see what it does. If it sounds ok for a while, then its probably just the mounting.

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