2tb MyBook weirdness

Hi and welcome to the WD community.

There are many variables that could amount to a drive emitting unusual sounds when powered on, as a troubleshooting step you can try connecting the My Book power cable to another power socket. For more information you can follow the link below.

How to tell if the noise or sound the drive is making is normal

http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/568