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roduces a sound similar to the rusting of wheels when in use

Ultrastar data center hard drive, 18TB, model WUH721818ALE6L4, produces a sound similar to the rusting of wheels when in use, accompanied by vibration. Is this normal?

Server disks tend to be noisier compared to consumer disks. I keep my server disks in USB enclosures which reduces noise big time. My machines all use M.2 SSD system volumes.

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