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CARBUFF
Hi, does anyone know if WD will exchange a noisy drive under warranty? Ive got
an ata100 7200 rpm 80 gig wd drive that is noisy as hell. I dont mean read and
write noises (which are kinda loud anyway). I mean that the drive whines really
loud. Not so much loud but at a sonic frequency that really cuts to your ears.
Its a high pitch whine that is really annoying. I switched it out to another
machine in favor of a maxtor drive of similar specs and it is silent. Im told
that the bearings may be bad and the drive will fail soon. Will WD exchange out
this drive under warranty for this reason? It passes all diagnostic tests fine.
Anyone actually ever done this?
George
an ata100 7200 rpm 80 gig wd drive that is noisy as hell. I dont mean read and
write noises (which are kinda loud anyway). I mean that the drive whines really
loud. Not so much loud but at a sonic frequency that really cuts to your ears.
Its a high pitch whine that is really annoying. I switched it out to another
machine in favor of a maxtor drive of similar specs and it is silent. Im told
that the bearings may be bad and the drive will fail soon. Will WD exchange out
this drive under warranty for this reason? It passes all diagnostic tests fine.
Anyone actually ever done this?
George