“Wd 8tb easystorage, I just bought this and it makes A clicking noise or like chirping noise every 5-6 seconds, I've heard that normal almost sounding like A single drop of water every so often?”
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None of these answers are correct. This is a "feature" of a lot of non-helium filled large capacity drives. It's a firmware feature meant to increase the life and reliability of the drive. WD has specifically answered this question. Your drive is fine. It's just incredibly annoying if everything else is quiet all the time.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have two, and i don't hear anything.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.All mechanical hard drives (whats inside the black shell/enclosure) have plenty of mechanical parts and moving pieces. While it is normal to hear some very quiet noises, any louder noises, thudding/thumping, clicking is abnormal and could be a manufacturing problem. If you load up the WD drive utilities software and run a "quick drive test". It'll take a couple minutes, if the drive makes a lot of noise, not normal and will mean its defective. At that point you can find your serial number, make sure you have WD warranty or check with Best Buy if you had a plan you purchased with best buy to get a replacement.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.it could be just the discs gearing up up to work. I know that when the drive tends to “fall asleep” and it needs waking up, there may be some sounds. There’s almost like a typing sound when it looks to retrieve files. It’s not loud, but you hear it working. Also if you have it tied into time machine as a backup, it’ll tend to make a little sound because it’s doing a task.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Clicking noise indicates something is wrong with the drive if you just bought it. I am accustomed to hearing the spinning sound of the drive, but clicking is definitely not a good sign and you should get a replacement. After continuous usage you may want to download and run software from WD support site to check on the integrity of the drives since they need to be monitored for any deficiencies after being on for so long
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