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    HDD Activity Noise - normal?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by darrickmartin, Sep 9, 2008.

  1. darrickmartin

    darrickmartin Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't have any experience with notebook HDD's. But it seems that whenever there is HDD activity on my Acer 6920 (when the blue LED flashes) there is a hard drive noise that is quite audible when I am in a quiet room. Is this normal?

    I know for my desktop HDD's (mostly seagates), hard drive noise appeared to be regular and I guess normal (although I did have one drive die on me), but what about on notebooks?
     
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    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    download HDTUNE and see if you can quiten it using acoustic managment,,,

    if the noices are more HARSH CLANGS and BANGS you may have a failing HDD and any use could be damaging data.
     
    bigozone, Sep 9, 2008
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  3. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Which HDD is it ?
     
    Andy, Sep 9, 2008
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  4. darrickmartin

    darrickmartin Notebook Evangelist

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    its a soft, i guess kinda "clicking" noise. kinda have to get close to the keyboard to hear it though

    its a 320GB WD drive

    its not anywhere close to the sound of my desktop drives, im just very uncomfortable with my notebook drive making any noise cause i'm always paranoid it'll fail due to the handling it recieves
     
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  5. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    (WD3200BEVT ?)
    Run an Extended Scan, and check out the SMART data shown in HD Tune. If all ok, that rules out H/W problems.
     
    Andy, Sep 9, 2008
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