Hard Drive Noise ?

[bigweld]

hey guys.....

once again I'm here trying to find answers....

I just purchased 2 WD sata2 OEM from directron.com installed them.. set up raid0 and then installed Xp Pro SP2

well i noticed a funny noise right off the bat .. a noise that my old WD PATA 133 drives never made... its hard to explain... a hollow aluminum sound ??? kinda .. anyhow after i had windows installed and running i begun transferring all my settings over from my old hard drives...... then left for a bit ..i came back to find that the raid monitor was telling me that a drive in the array was failing

so now what ?? after that i haven't had any problems... but one or both of the drives still make that noise..

should i replace them just to be safe...? or is there a way to test them better, before i have to go though all the trouble

[ripken204]

replace it! RMA it right away!

[LiquidSage]

Yep....odd noises would be a concern and RMA would be they way to go.

Do they both make this noise? It is possible that it is normal. I'm pretty sure WD has a free diagnostic utility for raid. Might want to check that out beforehand. Also make sure to have the latest stable drivers and if you really feeling like going the distance, check the PCI latency settings of your hardware to make sure your raid device is not getting bullied by other devices.

Personally, strange noises off the bat would generally send me to the post office with a nice little package for the manufacturer. Might as well do it while you can.

Edited November 11, 2005 by LiquidSage

[bigweld]

you guys were right exchanged them and got a new set .... and guess what? no noise...

thanks for the help .....

THREAD CLOSED.........

Edited November 13, 2005 by bigweld