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  1. bubba9000

    HDD squeal noise, recurring problem on new drives!!

    Well I may find out the hard way that it's not the PSU. I have purchased a 425W Enermax (CAN$80), I'll pop it in later today. The PSU that came with my system is el cheapo anyways, and the main reason I was advised not to buy from MDG, which I did anyways. Stay tuned for the result. The only...
  2. bubba9000

    HDD squeal noise, recurring problem on new drives!!

    The case has no speaker. No USB alarm either cuz I don't have one. The reason I'm positive this is the hard drive is that The one I left in for too long ended up permanently squealing. In fact the squeal turned into a buzz as the problem continued, and still makes noise in an external USB...
  3. bubba9000

    HDD squeal noise, recurring problem on new drives!!

    Cdogg i'm afraid it probably is not the whining noise you are describing. It's a very high pitched squeal, it's actually painful to hear after a short time. Also I have switched models so it's unlikely it's the design. Freestone is there any way to confirm this power starvation? Is there...
  4. bubba9000

    HDD squeal noise, recurring problem on new drives!!

    I had been using an HDD enclosure with temperature gauges because it seemed the WD drive was running hot. The 1st Seagate stayed cool, so when I replaced it with the 2nd Seagate because of squealing I didn't bother with the enclosure. I'll try to install one of those monitoring programs...
  5. bubba9000

    HDD squeal noise, recurring problem on new drives!!

    I haven't checked too carefully with this newest one. But all the fans are at the back of the case, squeal is coming from the front (listening closely with cover off). The squeal in the first drive ended up turning into a buzz, it was too late to RMA, so it's now in an external case and used...
  6. bubba9000

    HDD squeal noise, recurring problem on new drives!!

    Newest hard drive squeals bad, but works fine! Replaced WD hard drive 3 times because of squeal noise. Already on 2nd Seagate (I thought changing brands might help). I can't understand why this problem keeps happening. I'm sure it's the HDD making the noise. Squeals usually when under heavy...

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