HARD DRIVE

[Guest]

Can anyone tell my why some hard drives sound like they are grinding and some
don't? mine is quiet as a mouse but thinking of buying a friends but it
grinds mine is older then his his is only about a yr old.

Thank You

 

[Mike Hall]

Do NOT buy a hard drive that grinds..

 

[Kelly]

<LOL> And I second that! )

 

[Jerry]

The bearings are going bad.

 

[Morituri-Max]

Can anyone tell my why some hard drives sound like they are grinding and some
don't? mine is quiet as a mouse but thinking of buying a friends but it
grinds mine is older then his his is only about a yr old.

You're joking right? Would you drive a car that makes grinding noises when you
push the brake pedals? Would you buy a fan that makes a hellish grinding noise
when you turn it on?

Grin.. take everyones word for it, grinding noises are not something anybody
engineers into their electronics... heh

as for what is causing the noise, there are ball bearings inside the drive that
let the platters spin really really fast without rubbing against the case of the
drive. When these bearings wear out they begin to allow that rubbing to happen
which makes lots of bad things happen to the data on the platters..

Example.. rub cheek on a brand new teflon coated skillet.. now take cheek and
rub it on a running bench sander.. you'll notice the difference..

Seeya

 

[Morituri-Max]

Can anyone tell my why some hard drives sound like they are grinding and some
don't? mine is quiet as a mouse but thinking of buying a friends but it
grinds mine is older then his his is only about a yr old.

You're joking right? Would you drive a car that makes grinding noises when you
push the brake pedals? Would you buy a fan that makes a hellish grinding noise
when you turn it on?

Grin.. take everyones word for it, grinding noises are not something anybody
engineers into their electronics... heh

as for what is causing the noise, there are ball bearings inside the drive that
let the platters spin really really fast without rubbing against the case of the
drive. When these bearings wear out they begin to allow that rubbing to happen
which makes lots of bad things happen to the data on the platters..

Example.. rub cheek on a brand new teflon coated skillet.. now take cheek and
rub it on a running bench sander.. you'll notice the difference..

Seeya