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Luiçi May 4, 2020 @ 4:14pm
Hdd makes noise during installation and download on steam
Hello
So my 500gb samsung hdd makes noise and it gets even faster when loading or installing games
Does anyone know whats wrong
The sound is like soft sounding knocking or beeping i dont know how to describe it better
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crunchyfrog May 4, 2020 @ 4:17pm 
I'm glad you described it.

Some drives can be quite noisy, even between the same models there can be stark differences.

But clikcing of any kind means one thing only - it's failing.

What you have to do is clear - get all the data off you can RIGHT NOW. Back it up or move it somehwere else.
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Luiçi May 4, 2020 @ 4:20pm 
Its not cliking tho thats what makes me think its weird its a softer sound not too high pitched
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crunchyfrog May 4, 2020 @ 4:21pm 
Originally posted by LUIS VOKSHI:
Its not cliking tho thats what makes me think its weird its a softer sound not too high pitched

You said it's knocking and making that indistinct beeping sound.

It';s failing. I know exactly what that sound is.

I can alaso tell you how it';ll go from here. It'll worsen. The cknocking becomes a more apparent clicking and gets more frequent.
Last edited by crunchyfrog; May 4, 2020 @ 4:22pm
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Luiçi May 4, 2020 @ 4:23pm 
I dont have any important data on it but im very curious to find a sound like this so i can show it here because i cant describe it
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crunchyfrog May 4, 2020 @ 4:26pm 
Originally posted by LUIS VOKSHI:
I dont have any important data on it but im very curious to find a sound like this so i can show it here because i cant describe it

As I said you don't need to. I know EXACLTY the sound, as I just described it further, didn't I?

It's a very indistinct gentle knocking, an almost click but not quite, couple with a really quiet squeak or beep almost.

And it's failing. Face it. I know you obviously don't want to hear it, but there's no way around this.
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Luiçi May 4, 2020 @ 4:30pm 
Hhere i found it this is the exact sound but less frequent than that
https://youtu.be/J09pWNQPK7U
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crunchyfrog May 4, 2020 @ 4:33pm 
Originally posted by LUIS VOKSHI:
Hhere i found it this is the exact sound but less frequent than that
https://youtu.be/J09pWNQPK7U

I'll say it again. I know.

If it's really quiet but exactly like the normal sounds there, then that's OK.

But the fact that you noticed it and haven't got your ear pressed up against it along with the squeak means your hard drive is faliing.

There's no way to twist this to get the answer you want.
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