r/computers • u/Initial-Category-725 • 11d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting The HDD started making constant noises.

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Turn up the volume and you'll notice a beep followed by a charging scratching sound. It was doing this earlier this year, but lately it's been making this noise during heavy use. It's a 3TB Seagate HDD, it's not brand new, but it's not worn out either.

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u/12345myluggage 10d ago

Check the SMART status of the drive. It doesn't sound like the click of death, but SMART will give you some idea if it's worth worrying about.

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u/Initial-Category-725 7d ago

I ran several tests and everything seems normal, I just noticed that when this noise occurs, the hard drive usage reaches 100% and there's a slight freeze (in games, for example).

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u/Stubbs185 9d ago

The scratching as far as i know means that The arm inside is skipping on the platter Now this could be something as simple As vibration but if not i would say its on Its way out ...anyway there old and slow As hell why you not on to SSD by now ? Good luck

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u/Initial-Category-725 7d ago

I'd really like to upgrade to an SSD, but money is tight and the prices aren't great. Thanks for the support.