Is my hard disk telling me he's dying?

Loud_Silence · 11-22-08, 05:07 PM

After buying it, my hard drive made a very distinctive sounds just before shutting down. Now it makes them often, while the PC is running. They are not clicks or "head crash phasers", but something like very faint, short beeps, i dont know how to explain. They're so faint i cant record them because of the noise from the fans.
The disk is a Hitachi Desktar HDS725050KLA360, SATA2, 500GB, 7200 rpm. Fragmentation is "normal" and SMART only reads 2 bad sectors reallocated.
Any ideas of what is happening with the disk?

SteamWake · 11-22-08, 05:09 PM

Whens the last time you defragged / chkdsk ?

11-23-08, 04:42 AM

i wouldnt be concerned, it sounds like you might be hearing it now but it may have always been doing it.

try a defrag because having properly organized files that are easy to find usually clears up noises caused by searching for data.

unless it continues to get louder or makes more noises i wouldnt worry.

Arclight · 11-23-08, 04:53 AM

Err, how old is that drive? The fact that it has bad sectors says something, right? I never get bad sectors on a drive that isn't within months of dying.

(and yes, I've had a couple drives fail on me

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AVGWarhawk · 11-23-08, 07:48 AM

Personally, if I had some bad sectors, time to get a new drive. I will move this thread the tech forum. The guys in the know will visit this thread.

Loud_Silence · 11-23-08, 08:00 AM

The disk is a year and some months old. I dont know how long the bad sectors have benn there, one day i looked at the SMART section in everest and i found the 2 reallocation events, that was before this summer.
Is true that the disk may've been making those sounds for more time, but now the case is next to my ear.
The last time i chkdsked and defraged was less than a month ago.

11-22-08, 05:07 PM	#1
Loud_Silence Planesman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 193 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is my hard disk telling me he's dying? After buying it, my hard drive made a very distinctive sounds just before shutting down. Now it makes them often, while the PC is running. They are not clicks or "head crash phasers", but something like very faint, short beeps, i dont know how to explain. They're so faint i cant record them because of the noise from the fans. The disk is a Hitachi Desktar HDS725050KLA360, SATA2, 500GB, 7200 rpm. Fragmentation is "normal" and SMART only reads 2 bad sectors reallocated. Any ideas of what is happening with the disk?

11-23-08, 04:53 AM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Err, how old is that drive? The fact that it has bad sectors says something, right? I never get bad sectors on a drive that isn't within months of dying. (and yes, I've had a couple drives fail on me ) __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

11-23-08, 07:48 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Personally, if I had some bad sectors, time to get a new drive. I will move this thread the tech forum. The guys in the know will visit this thread. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-22-08, 05:09 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Whens the last time you defragged / chkdsk ?

11-23-08, 04:42 AM	#3
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	i wouldnt be concerned, it sounds like you might be hearing it now but it may have always been doing it. try a defrag because having properly organized files that are easy to find usually clears up noises caused by searching for data. unless it continues to get louder or makes more noises i wouldnt worry.

11-23-08, 08:00 AM	#6
Loud_Silence Planesman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 193 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The disk is a year and some months old. I dont know how long the bad sectors have benn there, one day i looked at the SMART section in everest and i found the 2 reallocation events, that was before this summer. Is true that the disk may've been making those sounds for more time, but now the case is next to my ear. The last time i chkdsked and defraged was less than a month ago.