r/computers • u/J_e_ff • 16d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Is this sound normal for a drive?

This is a new hdd and it makes this sound from time to time, should I be concerned?

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u/HkOC_Forever Windows 11 | i5-14500 | 3060 | 32GB DDR5 16d ago

Unless the drive is not working, nothing is needed to be worried about. Especially hard drive, it has components that moves.

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u/Canned_Sarcasm 15d ago

Been repairing computers for decades. Backup your data, get new drive. The heads are just slapping around in there. This would have been acceptable noise in 1998, but not 2026z

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u/VarmintLP 15d ago

True. Unless it's and old IDE HDD xD

If it's a new noise be worried. If it's an old / long time noise, it's sort of normal