Hello. About 6 weeks ago I bought a brandnew Western Digital Elements 10TB External HDD. There were no issues whatsoever and I was quite happy with the product. However, some days ago after turning off my PC, I noticed a high frequency beeping noise. I searched my room to determine where it’s coming from, and I realized it’s the new WD HDD. I switched the adapter because last time I heard such a noise it was the faulty adapter of my monitor, but despite switching the adapter the noise stayed until I completely unplugged the HDD from electricty, so I concluded it’s the External HDD itself omitting that noise.
Does this mean it’s faulty, or is this an interference from other devices that I hear? I googled some and all I found were informations about clicking/buzzing/whatever, which isn’t the case.
I have several other External HDDs from other brands and I never noticed such a noise, it also wasn’t there during the first weeks after purchase.
I already have many files on the HDD, so switching it out wouldn’t be easy since I have no other place to store them, so I want to make sure if it’s actually broken or if it’s a noise I need to live with, that’s maybe caused by the HDD not being “grounded” (don’t know if it’s the correct word, not a native English speaker). If so, why would it start after weeks?
