Like a fan or something. I checked it. I stopped all fans (cpu, video, psu) and the noise was still there.
I read online that it might be a motor or something. I have put a great deal of effort making my pc quiet. Installed a quiet psu and cpu fan, reduced the fan speed of my video card, bought a ssd… But my drive for data makes this noise. I would never have expected that.
Do all hard disks make this kind of noise? I guess most people won't notice it because of the other fans they have in the system, I however can hear it quite clearly because all my other fans are almost silent.
So should i get a new one or should i just live with it, considering that i might end up with a drive that also makes this noise.
Best Answer
Some hard drives are quieter than others. Silent PC Review covers this quite thoroughly:
They also recommend some drives, and strongly recommend 2.5" notebook drives for the best reduction in sound (other than switching to an SSD). There are also several techniques for dampening hard drive noise, many of which are listed here.