Hard Drive Chatter

UncleDavid218 · 08-November-05, 05:06 PM

Within the last three months I decided to build my first computer, and after ordering the parts and assembling it, I noticed that my hard drive started chattering. The model is a 80GBSATA Seagate Barracuda. It doesn't chatter when the system is idle, but when I open, lets say, iTunes, it chatters like crazy for ten seconds and then stops. The seek times are terrible. (and I do defragment regularly) To give you an idea about how loud it is, I have to have my TV turned on volume setting 'twenty' to be able to hear it. I've got a warranty on it so I can return it to Newegg at anytime (and Norton Ghost), but is this chattering something I shoud be concerned about?

Specs:

Case: Thermaltake Tsunami Dream
Power Supply: Aspire 520W
Motherboard: Chaintech VNF4/Ultra
CPU: Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.5GHz
CPU Cooler: Zalman 7700CU with Arctic Silver 5
GPU: eVGA 6600GT PCI-E @ 570 core/1200 memory
GPU Cooler: Zalman VF700LEDCU with Arctic Silver 5
Memory: 4x512MB Corsair Value Select @ 415MHz DDR with 2.5-3-3-3-1T timings
HDD: 80GB SATA Seagate Barracuda
DVD Burner: NEC Dual-Layer 16+/-RW

thedemonxanth · 08-November-05, 05:35 PM

RMA. It's probably about to die. Check the S.M.A.R.T. status if you have had it enabled.

Slaymate · 08-November-05, 06:38 PM

Go here. And download Seagates diagnostic tool. If it's bad or rma able it should tell you :-)
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/index.html

08-November-05, 05:06 PM		#1 (permalink)
UncleDavid218 Apex Techie II	Hard Drive Chatter Within the last three months I decided to build my first computer, and after ordering the parts and assembling it, I noticed that my hard drive started chattering. The model is a 80GBSATA Seagate Barracuda. It doesn't chatter when the system is idle, but when I open, lets say, iTunes, it chatters like crazy for ten seconds and then stops. The seek times are terrible. (and I do defragment regularly) To give you an idea about how loud it is, I have to have my TV turned on volume setting 'twenty' to be able to hear it. I've got a warranty on it so I can return it to Newegg at anytime (and Norton Ghost), but is this chattering something I shoud be concerned about? Specs: Case: Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Power Supply: Aspire 520W Motherboard: Chaintech VNF4/Ultra CPU: Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.5GHz CPU Cooler: Zalman 7700CU with Arctic Silver 5 GPU: eVGA 6600GT PCI-E @ 570 core/1200 memory GPU Cooler: Zalman VF700LEDCU with Arctic Silver 5 Memory: 4x512MB Corsair Value Select @ 415MHz DDR with 2.5-3-3-3-1T timings HDD: 80GB SATA Seagate Barracuda DVD Burner: NEC Dual-Layer 16+/-RW

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08-November-05, 05:35 PM		#2 (permalink)
thedemonxanth Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	RMA. It's probably about to die. Check the S.M.A.R.T. status if you have had it enabled.

08-November-05, 06:38 PM		#3 (permalink)
Slaymate PCApex Reviewer From Hell	Go here. And download Seagates diagnostic tool. If it's bad or rma able it should tell you :-) http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/index.html