HDD sound diagnosis

[xcylent]

Hey all, so I recently stumbled across this very useful site, which has audio tracks of a lot of noises which come from a HDD. These noises are the sounds a failing drive will often make.
so, take a listen to some track(s) of your specific drive(s) on the site, then pop open your computer and see if it's making a similar noise.
If it is, back up all your important data, for the end is nigh.
Hope this will help some of you!

Here is the site:
http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php

 

[alexe3831]

Thanks for posting this XCYLENT, this is an excellent resource. As for backing up items, I recommend a regular scheduled backup of any crucial files at least every 2 weeks. Just in case

~Alex

 

[Zoltan Head]

Thanks for posting this XCYLENT, this is an excellent resource. As for backing up items, I recommend a regular scheduled backup of any crucial files at least every 2 weeks. Just in case

Totally agree with that advice, and thanks for the HDD sounds, xcylent. (y)

 

[xcylent]

You are very much welcome I hope this helps a lot of people.