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still hearing whistling noise in harddrive. IDE controller issue
P4 2.8ghz HT, 1.5gb, 160GB 7200rpm, Ati Radeon 9550.
still hearing whistling noise in seagate harddrive. IDE controller included in Vista might be the issue or a services that is causing this. can't seem to solve it but all i can do to make it go away is to put computer to sleep for a second and then wake it up and noise is gone. |
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still hearing whistling noise in harddrive. IDE controller issue
GT wrote:
P4 2.8ghz HT, 1.5gb, 160GB 7200rpm, Ati Radeon 9550. still hearing whistling noise in seagate harddrive. IDE controller included in Vista might be the issue or a services that is causing this. can't seem to solve it but all i can do to make it go away is to put computer to sleep for a second and then wake it up and noise is gone. Well, no one else is willing to look stupid, so it's my turn. Whenever I hear intermittent high-pitched noises from one of my machines it always turns out to be a fan whose bearings are wearing out. I've started buying replacement fans like beer: by the six-pack. If the disk is *truly* the source of this noise, my solution would be to replace it immediately -- under warranty if possible. Have you tried using a piece of rubber hose or plastic tubing as a stethoscope? Hold one end to your ear and point the other end around the computer case until the noise is loudest. |
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still hearing whistling noise in harddrive. IDE controller iss
Don:
You might also try booting off a "Live CD" (Ubuntu Linux?) and see (or "hear") whether the problem persists or not. A few days after install Vista should stop messing up with the disc (it uses it very intensively for file indexing). Carlos "Don" wrote: GT wrote: P4 2.8ghz HT, 1.5gb, 160GB 7200rpm, Ati Radeon 9550. still hearing whistling noise in seagate harddrive. IDE controller included in Vista might be the issue or a services that is causing this. can't seem to solve it but all i can do to make it go away is to put computer to sleep for a second and then wake it up and noise is gone. Well, no one else is willing to look stupid, so it's my turn. Whenever I hear intermittent high-pitched noises from one of my machines it always turns out to be a fan whose bearings are wearing out. I've started buying replacement fans like beer: by the six-pack. If the disk is *truly* the source of this noise, my solution would be to replace it immediately -- under warranty if possible. Have you tried using a piece of rubber hose or plastic tubing as a stethoscope? Hold one end to your ear and point the other end around the computer case until the noise is loudest. |