The hard drive is LOUD!

[pentium]

I picked up an 80Gb Seagate drive today from the landfill and when I got it home I found out it does work but reading, writing and seeking gives off squeaking noises that remind me of the good old MFM drives with stepper motors. So far a surface scan has found no problems and it seems pretty stable but should it be that loud?
The motor on the other hand is silent.

[zandrax]

Re: The hard drive is LOUD!

Loudness is model dependant: my external drive (a Seagate ST3250823A inside) is quite loud; head movements are noisy.

Zandrax

[pentium]

Re: The hard drive is LOUD!

It's the ST380011A.