Noise coming from G-Speed Shuttle XL TB3 48TB

Hello.

I have had one of these for a couple of weeks or so. I transferred a bunch of files and folders to it with only about 10TB free now.

After a week or less, it started making a vibrating type noise. It lasts for about 2 seconds, pauses for about 2 seconds and then repeats. It is not all that loud, but is certainly loud enough to be a nuisance when at the desk.

If data is being read intensely from it, it seems to stop, but then it picks back up again. The G-Speed utility is not reporting any errors. I unmounted the drive and of course it stopped. After remounting the next day, it did not make the noise, but then the following morning when I started working, it was back.

Is this normal as part of a background process? It doesn’t seem normal, but perhaps it is.

Thanks,
Michael

It is the idle process of the drives. Some drives are just louder than others but it isn’t a sign of failure.

Great. Thanks.