Greeting all!~

And happy new year!

Could anyone tell my why my hard drive is making a buzzing sound? It sounds
like one of those birds you hear in the trees on hot summer days. What's up
with this....? Please help!

Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff

NJITGS wrote:
> Could anyone tell my why my hard drive is making a buzzing sound? It
> sounds like one of those birds you hear in the trees on hot
> summer days. What's up with this....? Please help!

Could be anything.

If it has always made this noise - could just be a noisy drive.
(Is it really the hard disk drive - or just coming from the computer case?)

If the noise is new (and you are sure it is the hard disk drive - not
another component inside the computer case) - could be dying.

Find the name brand, go to the manufacturer's web page - support and
downloads - and grab their diagnostics utilities. Backup everything
important to you from the hard disk drive and then - test it using the
manufacturer's diagnostics utilities.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Open computer and listen. Most of the times it is the fan from the power
supply. Your ears will be able to distinguish where it is NOT from.

--
Randem Systems
Your Installation Specialist
The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html



"NJITGS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Greeting all!~
>
> And happy new year!
>
> Could anyone tell my why my hard drive is making a buzzing sound? It
> sounds like one of those birds you hear in the trees on hot summer days.
> What's up with this....? Please help!
>
> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
>

I am absolutely sure that it's coming from one of the hard drives. I opened
the side of the tower and listened. Wasn't sure wich drive it was as I hae
and additional for mass storage that's 250Gb and the other a 160Gb.

I thought that maybe it's because the computer wasn't configured properly
but I want into the BIOS and check the boot sequence the sure enough the
drive with XP is the one it's defaulted to boot first from.

Thank you for your reply, I will try your suggestions.

EB-W
"Shenan Stanley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> NJITGS wrote:
>> Could anyone tell my why my hard drive is making a buzzing sound? It
>> sounds like one of those birds you hear in the trees on hot
>> summer days. What's up with this....? Please help!
>
> Could be anything.
>
> If it has always made this noise - could just be a noisy drive.
> (Is it really the hard disk drive - or just coming from the computer
> case?)
>
> If the noise is new (and you are sure it is the hard disk drive - not
> another component inside the computer case) - could be dying.
>
> Find the name brand, go to the manufacturer's web page - support and
> downloads - and grab their diagnostics utilities. Backup everything
> important to you from the hard disk drive and then - test it using the
> manufacturer's diagnostics utilities.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

Thank you for your reply.

That's what I was hoping, but unfortunately as you suggested I did open the
side and listen and it is definately coming from on of the two hard drives.


"Randem" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Open computer and listen. Most of the times it is the fan from the power
> supply. Your ears will be able to distinguish where it is NOT from.
>
> --
> Randem Systems
> Your Installation Specialist
> The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
> http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
>
>
>
> "NJITGS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Greeting all!~
>>
>> And happy new year!
>>
>> Could anyone tell my why my hard drive is making a buzzing sound? It
>> sounds like one of those birds you hear in the trees on hot summer days.
>> What's up with this....? Please help!
>>
>> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
>>
>
>

Sometimes the exact location of such noises can be misleading. An old trick
is to use large ID hose, like a short length of garden hose, as a
stethoscope to more accurately determine location.

--
Dave

2008 Focus , 5 spd no frills coupe- to date per fillup - 33 mpg low - 39 mpg
high.

How much CO footprint to remove and transport basic materials for batteries
and to manufacture the batteries for the Ford Fusion and any other hybrid?

"NJITGS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am absolutely sure that it's coming from one of the hard drives. I
>opened the side of the tower and listened. Wasn't sure wich drive it was
>as I hae and additional for mass storage that's 250Gb and the other a
>160Gb.
>
> I thought that maybe it's because the computer wasn't configured properly
> but I want into the BIOS and check the boot sequence the sure enough the
> drive with XP is the one it's defaulted to boot first from.
>
> Thank you for your reply, I will try your suggestions.
>
> EB-W
> "Shenan Stanley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> NJITGS wrote:
>>> Could anyone tell my why my hard drive is making a buzzing sound? It
>>> sounds like one of those birds you hear in the trees on hot
>>> summer days. What's up with this....? Please help!
>>
>> Could be anything.
>>
>> If it has always made this noise - could just be a noisy drive.
>> (Is it really the hard disk drive - or just coming from the computer
>> case?)
>>
>> If the noise is new (and you are sure it is the hard disk drive - not
>> another component inside the computer case) - could be dying.
>>
>> Find the name brand, go to the manufacturer's web page - support and
>> downloads - and grab their diagnostics utilities. Backup everything
>> important to you from the hard disk drive and then - test it using the
>> manufacturer's diagnostics utilities.
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>
>

On Jan 7, 8:57�am, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
> Sometimes the exact location of such noises can be misleading. �An old trick
> is to use large ID hose, like a short length of garden hose, as a
> stethoscope to more accurately determine location.
>
Or a long thin insulated screwdriver, placing one end on your ear (but
not in the ear hole) and the other on the hard drives in turn. There
would be a real grinding noise from the one producing the noise.

Alternatively, if the noise starts immediately you switch on, switch
the PC off, disconnect each drive in turn and switch on.

I'd tend to go with the suggestion that it's a fan. I had one which
required a drop of oil every six weeks. Even that could be checked
with a 2 second switch on & off, after disconnecting the fan.

Alan Lloyd

NJITGS wrote:
> Greeting all!~
>
> And happy new year!
>
> Could anyone tell my why my hard drive is making a buzzing sound? It
> sounds like one of those birds you hear in the trees on hot summer
> days. What's up with this....? Please help!
>
> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff

I see your problem.

The "buzzing sound" does not come from birds - it comes from katydids, a
type of locust. (What's hilarious is to watch a cat pick one up in its beak
for the first time!)

Oh well, I hope that sorts things out for you.

On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 01:25:02 -0500, "NJITGS" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> I am absolutely sure that it's coming from one of the hard drives. I opened
> the side of the tower and listened. Wasn't sure wich drive it was as I hae
> and additional for mass storage that's 250Gb and the other a 160Gb.
>
> I thought that maybe it's because the computer wasn't configured properly



No, you can be sure that that is not the reason. It's a hardware
issue, not a Windows one.

Follow Shenan's recommendations below.


> but I want into the BIOS and check the boot sequence the sure enough the
> drive with XP is the one it's defaulted to boot first from.
>
> Thank you for your reply, I will try your suggestions.
>
> EB-W
> "Shenan Stanley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > NJITGS wrote:
> >> Could anyone tell my why my hard drive is making a buzzing sound? It
> >> sounds like one of those birds you hear in the trees on hot
> >> summer days. What's up with this....? Please help!
> >
> > Could be anything.
> >
> > If it has always made this noise - could just be a noisy drive.
> > (Is it really the hard disk drive - or just coming from the computer
> > case?)
> >
> > If the noise is new (and you are sure it is the hard disk drive - not
> > another component inside the computer case) - could be dying.
> >
> > Find the name brand, go to the manufacturer's web page - support and
> > downloads - and grab their diagnostics utilities. Backup everything
> > important to you from the hard disk drive and then - test it using the
> > manufacturer's diagnostics utilities.
> >
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> > MS-MVP
> > --
> > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
>

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Jan 7, 6:26*am, "NJITGS" <nji...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> That's what I was hoping, but unfortunately as you suggested I did open the
> side and listen and it is definately coming from on of the two hard drives.
>
> "Randem" <newsgro...@randem.com> wrote in message
>
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > Open computer and listen. Most of the times it is the fan from the power
> > supply. Your ears will be able to distinguish where it is NOT from.
>
> > --
> > Randem Systems
> > Your Installation Specialist
> > The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
> >http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
>
> > "NJITGS" <nji...@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Greeting all!~
>
> >> And happy new year!
>
> >> Could anyone tell my why my hard drive is making a buzzing sound? *It
> >> sounds like one of those birds you hear in the trees on hot summer days.
> >> What's up with this....? *Please help!
>
> >> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff

Two possible cause:

1) The drive is now moving in its location and causing a "harmonic"
hum. With the empty space in the case, the noise reverbs (like a
guitar.)

2) Depending on the hard drive, this can indicate the drive will fail.