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    Samsung Hard Drive problem?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by mrhobbes, Oct 27, 2012.

  1. mrhobbes

    mrhobbes Newbie

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    Hello everyone,

    I recently bought a Samsung NP530U4C-S02CA Ultrabook. Everything seems fine with the notebook with the exception of a faint static noise accompanied with a faint click. Though faint, it is constant and quite annoying. I suspect that it could be a problem with the hard drive since its coming from the HDD compartment of the laptop. It begins as soon as I boot up the notebook. Is this noise normal or is there something wrong with my notebook?

    Specs:
    http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=73364

    Hard drive:
    Seagate ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB - 1 TB
    w/ Sandisk SSD i100 24 GB

    I've added a short recording of what the noise sounds like; from 7 secs to 15 secs is the most audible portion of the recording.
    HDD sound

    Thanks!
     
    mrhobbes, Oct 27, 2012
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Hard drives contain mechanical parts (platters that spin round and heads that have to dash around to read the discs)). Your hard drive sounds normal.

    John
     
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  3. mrhobbes

    mrhobbes Newbie

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    H'm. I've owned many laptops in my lifetime, but I've never heard any that were this loud. To clarify, it doesn't just do this when I'm loading a huge file or anything else super hard drive intensive, even when idling it creates this very noticeable noise. Could it be possible that its something other than the HDD?
     
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    Position of the HDD in the chassis and how it is fixed can both affect the amount of noise you hear. Some manufacturers provide rubber mountings in order to reduce noise transmission. I've put in some electrical tape between HDD and chassis which has helped slightly.

    The only way you can determine if an HDD is exceptionally noisy is to compare it with another one in the same location.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Oct 28, 2012
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