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    Why my New t61 hard drive so noisy?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by wangzt, May 17, 2008.

  1. wangzt

    wangzt Newbie

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    I have bought my T61 for just one month ago. But find the hard drive is so noisy. How about yours? is my hard drive defective? or it is normal? thanks

    It's the sounds like Grinding all the time!

    I 'am using XP sp3, the hard drive is HITACHI 160G 5400
     
    wangzt, May 17, 2008
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    If you think it's too noisy, call support and get a new one.
     
    ZaZ, May 17, 2008
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    techboydino Notebook Evangelist

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    what drive do you have?
     
    techboydino, May 17, 2008
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    zephyrus17 Notebook Deity

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    What OS are you using? XP or Vista?
     
    zephyrus17, May 17, 2008
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    Krowbar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Definitely something wrong. I can't even make out if my machine is running sometimes because its so quiet.
     
    Krowbar, May 17, 2008
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    drewmerl Notebook Guru

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    Like zephyrus17 asked...which OD are you using?

    If it's XP and you have a decent amount of memory than it might be the hard drive. If its Vista, disk thrasing is fairly common. You can search the 'internets' for more info on Vista's hard drive love-making sounds.
     
    drewmerl, May 17, 2008
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    wangzt Newbie

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    I 'am using XP sp3, the hard drive is HITACHI 160G 5400
     
    wangzt, May 17, 2008
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  8. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    You must be in a noisy environment or have bad ears... :laugh:
     
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  9. drewmerl

    drewmerl Notebook Guru

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    Well there goes my theory.
     
    drewmerl, May 17, 2008
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  10. zephyrus17

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    Listen to ZaZ. Call support, they might have some clue.
     
    zephyrus17, May 17, 2008
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    TPA Notebook Evangelist

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    I have vista and I have to put my computer up to my ear to be able to hear anything, even in a quiet environment.

    'Internets' is that a dig at GWB? hehe
     
    TPA, May 17, 2008
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  12. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Whoever said they can't hear anything from their "full size" NB is either exaggerating or has very bad ears. Or maybe I just have good ears?

    HDD access, CPU, fan, they all make some kind of noise. I own 3 Hitachi HDDs and I can hear some kind of noise when there is HDD access. And Yes, I know the difference between HDD access and HDD dying ticking noise.

    To the OP, if your HDD is "ticking" very loudly when reading/writing to the HDD, then there is a problem with your HDD.
     
    stewie, May 17, 2008
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    I guess I must have bad ears.
     
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    I blame hair metal from the 80s. :(


    Edit: I just started it up. Apart from the OS beeps and bloops, I really don't hear anything from the machine itself. Maybe something's wrong with your machine. :)
     
    Krowbar, May 17, 2008
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