I'm using a hybrid hard drive on my Debian10/KDE machine.
It's fully encrypted and the GNOME Disks tool says that the Disk is OK with all assessments having the status OK.
My problem is that it's too loud even when according to the disk I/O momitor no data is getting read or written. It's a constant noise (no clicking sounds or alike) that sounds like a fan (it's none of my fans though).
It goes away when putting the drive to standby. A second drive of the same type sounds exactly the same.
Is that normal for such hard drives? They're the only barrier to a fully silent PC-build to me now.
Is there a way to make them more silent beyond standby timeouts? For example would it be possible to choose what should be stored on its SSD and make it stay silent when nothing else gets accessed or when there's no reading/writing going on?
Best Answer
This is not normal for any modern drive.
You say no clicking (possibly indicating failure) and test says OK.
So the drives may need to be mounted so as to be isolated from the case. It appears the sound may be generated by the normal disk vibration (usually small) against the case.
Perhaps try a new drive (nothing on it) and see if it makes a noise in your case