Failing hard drive sounds - Datacent.com - Datacent

These are some typical sounds we hear in our data recovery lab. If your hard drive makes noises like these and you are still able to access your files - backup immediately. If your drive can no longer be seen in your system please fill out our simple evaluation form to get a fast quote on our data recovery services. To listen to the sound simply click on the play button. Click on the drive manufacturer next to the sound button to learn more about common problems these drives experience. Western Digital desktop drive with bad heads clunking. Western Digital 500GB desktop drive with bad heads slowly clicks a few times and spins down. Western Digital 250GB desktop drive with head crash clicks a few times, then spins down. Western Digital 250GB desktop drive with stuck spindle can't spin up, chatters. Western Digital laptop drive with bad heads making clicking sound. Western Digital 200GB desktop drive with bad preamplifier chip (located on the headstack) clicks a few times, spins down.

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