Hard Drive Humming when Spins??

[Al Franz]

My hard drive has started making a very faint humming noise when it spins.
Kind of like an insect you would hear outdoors, if that makes sense, not a
loud grinding noise. Is this something to worry about? Is this a
pre-cursor to something serious?

 

[Ken]

My hard drive has started making a very faint humming noise when it spins.
Kind of like an insect you would hear outdoors, if that makes sense, not a
loud grinding noise. Is this something to worry about? Is this a
pre-cursor to something serious?

Resonance in your case?

 

[Al Franz]

Resonance in your case?

Interesting. Could this be caused by dust? What may cause something like
this? I did download the test software and it checks out ok.

 

[JAD]

what type of harddrive enclosure is it installed in? a cage that is
removable? a slide bracket?

 

[spodosaurus]

My hard drive has started making a very faint humming noise when it spins.
Kind of like an insect you would hear outdoors, if that makes sense, not a
loud grinding noise. Is this something to worry about? Is this a
pre-cursor to something serious?

just off the top of my sleep deprived head (so keep that in mind) but if
you've tried making sure the screws are tight, could it be a bearing in
the drive mechanism going?

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[Michael Hawes]

just off the top of my sleep deprived head (so keep that in mind) but if
you've tried making sure the screws are tight, could it be a bearing in
the drive mechanism going?

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Is it a WD? They sometimes develop a "whine" from the bearings. Drive
works OK , but gets too loud for comfort.
Mike.

 

[John Weiss]

My hard drive has started making a very faint humming noise when it spins.
Kind of like an insect you would hear outdoors, if that makes sense, not a
loud grinding noise. Is this something to worry about? Is this a pre-cursor
to something serious?

Maybe...

Or maybe a mounting screw is loose...

 

[sbb78247]

Is it a WD? They sometimes develop a "whine" from the bearings. Drive
works OK , but gets too loud for comfort.
Mike.

that's no lie - the wd 7200 rpm drives are notorious for this. anybody want
a 30 that sounds like a jet engine? reliable, but damn it's loud

 

[sbb78247]

Maybe...

Or maybe a mounting screw is loose...

just the loose nut behind the wheel/keyboard

 

[sbb78247]

My hard drive has started making a very faint humming noise when it spins.
Kind of like an insect you would hear outdoors, if that makes sense, not a
loud grinding noise. Is this something to worry about? Is this a
pre-cursor to something serious?

i like a good hummer after a long day - kind of a nice way to unwind.

 

[Jim]

that's no lie - the wd 7200 rpm drives are notorious for this. anybody want
a 30 that sounds like a jet engine? reliable, but damn it's loud

I've just had a similar problem, except this one (Maxtor 200GB/7200rpm)
started throwing the heads last night... very little warning, I'm
thinking it's not getting enough juice, so I'm going to try it in a
caddy. Either way I hope to be able to pull the data off it, there's
170GB of music files on it. I'd hate to have to go through and rip my
entire CD collection all over again...

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