Question
My hard drive is experiencing some strange noises, and I am unsure if the drive is failing. How can I determine if the noises are due to a failing hard drive?
Listen to 6 sound waves made by six different crashed hard drives.
Head stuck to Platter
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#3 sounded like there is not enough air to keep the head/arm floating so it springs back to the locked state… but then what do I know.
I have one that I want you to listen to, just have to record it first… D
This would make a great "guess the sound" games.
I nominate Mr. Brush to be the "hard drive whisperer"…
How scary is it right now I am actually diagnosing a sound.
Talk to to me hard drive, whats wrong? Your arm stuck? Firmware issue? Just let me get the pictures off for the client and I can put you to rest. It will be ok….
Oddly enough I can see him doing that ha!
Poor fella had a bad spindle motor and has to go to the "clean room in the sky."
Oddly enough I can see him doing that ha!
That wouldn't be near as odd as listening to the drive answer. . .