rhapsodyfan Posted May 3, 2005 CID Share Posted May 3, 2005 hey everyone i just bought a new HP computer today and i have a question about the hard drive. i still have my 5 month old HP computer and it came with a 40 GIG 5400rpm hard drive. didnt hear to much noise from it at all, this new computer came with a 120 GIG 7200rpm drive and it is alot louder than my other one. when i made my dvd backup discs it was pretty loud. is the hard drive bad or is this normal? thanks for any help!! Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted May 3, 2005 CID Share Posted May 3, 2005 What type of sounds are you hearing? Are you hearing a CLICKING type of sound? Are you hearing a spinning type of sound? Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-44957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodyfan Posted May 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 3, 2005 i would say a clicking sound hard to explain it only does it when i open files or looking through the c drive wish i can explain it better. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-44961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted May 3, 2005 CID Share Posted May 3, 2005 If you can return the product without a problem you might try that just incase. If you can record the sound and then send it to me I could tell you. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-44963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted May 3, 2005 CID Share Posted May 3, 2005 My mom has an HP and it does the same thing. I'm guessing it's almost like a grinding type of noise? It seems like HP/Compaq drives always do that. I've also had that problem on my computer a couple of times. I just defrag the drive and it seems to go away. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-44995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted May 3, 2005 CID Share Posted May 3, 2005 I have a HP too, and it's kinda wierd cause if the computer is sitting for a long time when i wake it up from the sleep mode its REALLLLLLLY loud. It sounds like the HD is spinning like 1,000,000 RPM. If I was less experienced with computers I would think that there was something wrong going on in there . HP needs to get themselves some quieter hard drives, thats for sure. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-45068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted May 4, 2005 CID Share Posted May 4, 2005 If the hard-drive loudness comes from a spinning type of noise or a soft grinding noise then you don Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-45112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jypagan Posted May 4, 2005 CID Share Posted May 4, 2005 I own a Gateway PC w/ 160Gb HD and does the same soud since day one its normal to do that Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-45155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted May 4, 2005 CID Share Posted May 4, 2005 i would say a clicking sound hard to explain it only does it when i open files or looking through the c drive wish i can explain it better. Thats the sound of disk reading & writing. The larger the drive, the more prominent the sound is. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-45199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted May 4, 2005 CID Share Posted May 4, 2005 i own a gateway and dell. it doesnt make much noise my cousin bought a hp computer like about 5 months ago, his hard drive made some LOUD noise. some sh*t broke on the hard drive last month Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-45212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodyfan Posted May 4, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 4, 2005 hi i took that computer back and exchanged it for the same computer and this hard drive is alot quieter. not noisey at all. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-45223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted May 4, 2005 CID Share Posted May 4, 2005 the drive will make more noise the more its fragmented... my hard drives are defragmented nightly and make virtually no noise ever... Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/4477-new-hp-computer/#findComment-45262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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