Hard drive question

[Walter R.]

I run Win Xp Pro SP2. I installed a new 500 GB SATA with a PCI/ATA
controller. It s performing OK.

This may be somewhat off-topic but I don't know where else to ask.

My question is: When I touch the running drive with my fingertips I notice
an ever so slight vibration. I have never noticed this with any prior or
existing hard drives.

Is this normal, or should I return the drive to the dealer?

Thanks for your help.

 

[Unknown]

Impossible to answer because no idea of intensity of vibration.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I run Win Xp Pro SP2. I installed a new 500 GB SATA with a PCI/ATA
controller. It s performing OK.

This may be somewhat off-topic but I don't know where else to ask.

My question is: When I touch the running drive with my fingertips I notice
an ever so slight vibration. I have never noticed this with any prior or
existing hard drives.

Is this normal, or should I return the drive to the dealer?

Thanks for your help.

Most disks vibrate slightly. Download & run the diagnostic program
from the manufacturer's site. If it gives the disk a clean bill of health
then there is nothing to worry about.

 

[Ghostrider]

I run Win Xp Pro SP2. I installed a new 500 GB SATA with a PCI/ATA
controller. It s performing OK.

This may be somewhat off-topic but I don't know where else to ask.

My question is: When I touch the running drive with my fingertips I notice
an ever so slight vibration. I have never noticed this with any prior or
existing hard drives.

Is this normal, or should I return the drive to the dealer?

Thanks for your help.

What's a small vibration? Or how sensitive are your fingertips? Since
hard drive platters have to spin and there are bearings present in the
drive mechanism, some vibration will always occur, becoming more evident
with higher drive speeds. That is, what is not felt at 5,400 RPM will
certainly be evident at 10,000 RPM. It isn't just an improvement on the
magnetic cohesivity of the drive platters that is responsible for 500 GB
to 1 TB hard drives...platter rotation speed is also a factor for hard
drives of the same physical size.

 

[Walter R.]

Thank you, all. This puts my mind at ease.