Been doing this for a while now, it makes like a 'meow' or a 'whirring' noise ad the comp will freeze for about a few seconds while this happens then it goes back to normal. Seems to happen when I try to play music, browse through files and folders, after finishing games, etc. Happens several times a day now.
I don't know which hard drive it is though (both Western Digitals), should I be replacing the one making this noise soon?
Well... I think it's the hard drive anyway, what other PC parts make this noise?
There are no parts in a computer than make "meow", other than a hard drive catastrophically failing. The "meow" or "BBBBEEWWWWWWW" sound is the drive controller on the bottom of the drive sending extreme out of range control values to the voice coil causing it to slap against one of the side guards and continuing to applying damaging force, which results in an audible sound due to the drive basically turning into a speaker.
If it's accompanied by a "metallic whine" then it means the motor bearings are also failing, which the end result is either the drive seizing, or the platters flying loose and exploding.
tl;dr, back up your data now while you have time.
[QUOTE=bohb;29589747]There are no parts in a computer than make [B]"meow"[/B], other than a hard drive [B]cat[/B]astrophically[/QUOTE]
Is this like a pun or something?
Does it happen after some time of inactivity? And also, do you have WD Caviar Green drives?
You should backup your data and replace the drive that is damaged.
The Hard drive is the only component that makes that noise.
[QUOTE=Murkrow;29599150]And also, do you have WD Caviar Green drives?[/QUOTE]
Both are, why?
It's Gremlins.
Open it up, empty a can of bug spray inside and they'll be gone in a few days.
[QUOTE=Dummkopfs;29605305]Both are, why?[/QUOTE]
Because those save energy by automatically spinning down. Check power settings and set the hard drives to never spin down and see if that helps.
Backup your important shit while you still can and buy a new HDD (unless you're under warranty) and setup it up with your computer for use. If you've done this then if possible reconnect the malfunctioning drive to your PC and copy any files you want from there directly onto your new HDD. It's as simple as drag and drop.
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