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Noise from WD My Book 3TB black

Hi everyone I just got a WD 3tb mybook external, but when reading and writing it gives some kind of noice like the hard drives of old computers do.  Is that normal?

Any comments will be appreciated 

Hi, see if the link below helps. 

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

You can also try running a DLG test to rule out any possible hardware damage.

How to test a drive for problems using Data Lifeguard Diagnostics for Windows 

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