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    External Hard Drive whine! quick help!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by wobble987, Mar 17, 2007.

  1. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    hi, i have three Seagate Storage External harddrive, one of them has this high pitch whining noise, this is not present on the other two harddrive that i've bought.

    is this indicate a defect? should i ask for replacement?


    thanks
     
    wobble987, Mar 17, 2007
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    Zero The Random Guy

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    It could be a problem. As a safetly, measure back up the data on the drive, as you never know what might happen to it. If the drives are old, then there is a higher risk of them becoming faulty, so if you are under warranty, I would advise to go doen that route.
     
    Zero, Mar 18, 2007
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    thanks for the reply zero :) the hard drive is new. i bought em at the and of last year, i just began using it right now, and when i first started it there is this odd one out that has this annoying whine (it is twice as loud as the other drive) though i said loud; it is not really loud as the drive is whisper quiet.

    oh, as a precaution i've backed up the file on another harddrive.
     
    wobble987, Mar 18, 2007
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