I just installed a 12TB G-Drive and use it with a MacBook Pro. Its MAc OS Sierra. The drive is constantly chattering like its searching. I turned off Spotlight on the mac. The chatter goes away when I dismount the drive. Any ideas? I can return it to the vendor as DOA and buy another brand storage device pretty easily.
The drive will be louder than most you’ve used due to the tech used in order to make a 12TB drive. They are helium sealed drives. The chirp is standard and not an issue with the drive.