New 200GB Segate SATA HDD making noise......

check if the noise comes from the HDD or from any of the fans

and try using a stabilizer for the power supply it might be due to the ups and downs in the power sypply

Thanks for your immediate reply Ram.

I checked it, the noise is from HD.

I will try with stabilizer for power supply. Will it get ok or I have replace my HD?

r the screw proply fixed and tight???
was there noise when u checked it at vendors place???
if not ..there is loose connection in ur cabinet...check it

Thanks for ur reply wizrulz....

Though I remove my HD from cabinet, I get the same crieck noise.

Same problem with mine and friends' Seagate SATA II 300Gb Hard Drives. Griniding problem just doesn't go. My friends don't seem to care about it, but I'm going to get the HDD replaced cause it keeps lagging too.

Maybe this is a problem with Seagate SATA HDDs.

Thanks for reply Mr.Cool.

This abnormal noise irritates me a lot.

Seagate tech support tell that this noise is "STIR" (Seek to increase Reliability), a technology built into the drive controller that randomly seeks when the drive is idle in order to keep the drive head from sitting in one place too long (which creates heat that can potentially harm the integrity of the media).

Got this infor frm one of the site....
But u have not answered ...is the same noise occurring at vendors place??

Oh sorry wizrulz,

I didt get any noise in vendor place.

That is why I think this may be due to voltage/earthing problem at my home.

I may be wrong.

jk0806 said:

Oh sorry wizrulz,

I didt get any noise in vendor place.

That is why I think this may be due to voltage/earthing problem at my home.

I may be wrong.

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if u feel so carry ur CPU to frnd/vendors place..and check if noise persist...if it does it could be STIR liek the seagate tech say

wizrulz said:

Seagate tech support tell that this noise is "STIR" (Seek to increase Reliability), a technology built into the drive controller that randomly seeks when the drive is idle in order to keep the drive head from sitting in one place too long (which creates heat that can potentially harm the integrity of the media).

Got this infor frm one of the site....
But u have not answered ...is the same noise occurring at vendors place??

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But why does it make noise? The HD isn't supposed to make noise even if its seeking.

Check it voltage across the +12v rail....it may be possible that its giving more voltage...

I was having same problem. Check whether your cabinet is making noise. In my case cabinet was making noise due to loose bolts.

My friend bought a new system last week with a Seagate SATA 200 GB Hard Disk. Like you said, its making terrible noise whenever there is a disk activity. I called up the distributor about the problem. They just dismissed saying that it is normal with every hard disk and refuses to replace it with a new one.


AFAIK the sound is of the head moving, and is not known to cause any problems, but it is terribly irritating, that too in a new system.

I have hitachi 160GB SATAII which make noise during activity, from the date of buying it, six months ago, but no other problem till now. They won't replace it for noise only, unless other problems appear.

I have a 80 GB Hitachi SATA which is 14 months old and which makes such noise from the very beginning. But so far no other problem. But I find the noise very irritating. Heard that Samsung are good from noise point of view.

i too have 80GB Hitachi Deskstar. (came with HP Pavilion desktop). it does make noise (clicking noise) but isnt that Normal.
even my cousin's Laptop HD makes that kinda noise.

Hitachi HDD is really superb, till date i havent even had any bad sector...( similar things) or any other type o problem. No errors, no data loss, nothing. i dont even have a UPS & the PC has suffered 10-15 power cuts.

i've seen may people posting problems about HDD's (in many forums), 90% of the about Seagate, but till date i havent seen one regarding Hitachi.

thats why i've decided to go for 120/160GB Hitachi HDD.

I also bought a seagate 250 gb(best buy silver in digit) last month.It is my first seagate disk earlier I had samsungs.Good performance but like they say,too much noise.It feels irritating especially in winters when everything else is turned off.

There is no problem with your hdd, its just that the logic gates of your hdd make noise when the data is executed or whenever the hdd is accessed. Logic gates are physical stuff in your hdd which is at work while executing data, this is the reason it makes noise...

all those with seagate disks can check the integrity using this tool by Seagate, if it fails, Seagate will replace it.

*www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?loc...toid=720bd20cacdec010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD

My HDD is also Hitachi 80 GB.
I think the noise is cming frm the HDD.
It is very irritative.
Wat can b the problem?

Till today I used 3 hdd, first form Segate, second Hitachi and Now Samsung.

7 years Old Segate make noise like Crackers from last 2-3 yrs, still didn't seen any problem.

Hitachi Deskstar (k) (i don't remeber exact) but makes noise just from 3rd day I buy, I return it to dealer.

Now have samsung 80GB ATA, no noise so far, silent running.

May be SATA/PATA are latest and makes noise due to high performance and speed.

Hi,

Thanks for all your comments.

I really don't FEEL that the performance is better with that noise rather I FEEL it slow downs the performance.

Just do not forget to take Backup all of your important work! Precaution is better than Cure!

a samsung hard disk r too silent and cool

@Manshahia--->some times power cable r responsible for noise change ur cable or just adjust the cable up and down when the computer is off