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Subject: Re: Chattering Hard Drive
Date: 28 Apr 2021 15:46:33 GMT
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by: David - Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:46 UTC

On Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:05:30 +0100, Philip Herlihy wrote:

> In article <xn0mx3p4ihevhku00z@news.individual.net>,
> jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk says...
>>
>> My HP Z620 is fitted with 1 x external USB3 hard drive, Transcend case
>> and a WDC WD40NPZZ-00PDPT0 4000.7 GB disk, 5,400 RPM slow and steady.
>> This is my "grab it and run" drive in the event of a fire.
>>
>> I thought the noise from the machine was the fans in my Icy Box 4 bay
>> hot swap bay but no it's the external drive that just doesn't stop
>> chattering.
>> I have turned off indexing but it's still doing it.
>>
>> It's not the end of the world but it is a nuisance, any suggestions as
>> to what might be causing it? It backs up overnight using SmartSync Pro
>> so it's not on a continuous backup.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Some drives go noisy as they deteriorate. If you don't use a SMART
> monitor, it's worth getting one. They've been a lifesaver several
> times, as they've flagged up drives which are going West early enough to
> get everything off them in time. I prefer HDSentinel - inexpensive, and
> the "Family" license is good value for 5 licenses.
> https://www.hdsentinel.com/

Just checking.
Would that be head thrashing as spare tracks at one edge of the disks are
used to replace failing tracks?
A long time since I looked at this stuff.

Cheers

Dave R

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