Werid sound Caviar Black

WD Internal Drives Desktop & Mobile Drives
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Hi,

Since a couple of days my WD Caviar Black 2 TB has started to make a repetitive, clicking sound, every few seconds,  as if it’s writing away data though that’s not the case.

I only have the drive for 4 months. It is not my system drive and I only use it for storage. There’s currently 20 Gb on it.

The noise is still there even when the drive is completely idle.

I put a video online => https://vimeo.com/121362214

In the video the hard drive is still attached to the drive bay, but the sound is still there when I remove the drive bay

I have a very quiet pc and this sound is the only one I hear. It’s very irritating and driving me mad. It sounds actually worse when the drive is in the case because it seems to give a loud vibration.

I used diagnostic tools (HD Tune and WD tool itself) to check for errors but none were found.

Is this sound normal?  Or is the disk faulty? 

Thanks a lot!

2

Hello,

Take a look a this link. Hope it helps.

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

3

Thanks for your answer. So basically, according to this link, my drive is faulty and should be replaced.

4

Hello,

This link should help you then.

How to get an RMA, (Return Merchandise Authorization) or replace a defective product under warranty