Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping?

SXRguyinMA · 05-10-2008, 07:17 PM

Hey all, new to the forum. I found the place after searching for my problem on google. I'm eperienced with forums (SXRguyinMA on just new to this one

So heres the (maybe) problem. I purchased a Seagate 500GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G back in August of 07 as a addition to an old/flled drive I had. I kept windows on the old 40GB and moved all my pcs/music/videos etc to the 500GB. For christmas my finace bought me a WD 400GB SATA drive and 2GB more DDR2

Well since I got the SEagate, when I shut the computer down at night the HD will "buzz" or "whine" for a sec or two (after the comp actually shuts off) and will start relativley low pitched and get progressively higher then stop. Also, when I'm defragging that particular HD, it chirps occasionally. The 400GB WD holds XP and everything and is the main drive, most of my vids/pics/music etc. are on the 500. No read/write errors reported from either Norton or Diskeeper. No issues, just the occasional chirp and the whine at shutdown.

I've heard the chirping being the head unit resting for power saving purposes, and people disabling that in their Macs. Is this possible in XP? Anyone known/heard of similar issues? I'd really appreciate any help, the noise is just annoying

dai · 05-10-2008, 07:48 PM

run the seagate diognostic utility on the hard drive

SXRguyinMA · 05-11-2008, 02:52 PM

where do I find that? Thanks!

dai · 05-11-2008, 03:07 PM

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...loads/seatools

SXRguyinMA · 05-12-2008, 05:40 AM

thanks, it passed the short DST, its running the long DST now, we'll see what happens

ogdad223 · 05-12-2008, 06:01 AM

looked also under google for your problem seagate chirpping and there troubleshooter and there was a real long page on the problem you might want to check there troubleshooter in the seagate page from google

SXRguyinMA · 05-12-2008, 06:17 AM

thanks I'll check it out

TheShadowFl · 05-12-2008, 06:38 AM

Hard drives are NOT designed to make noise. When that happens, they are operating outside design specifications.

You're NOT going to fix it, no matter how many programs you run on it.

Replace it ASAP.
Running diagnostic programs on that drive will just serve to push it to total failure faster than normal.

In the past year, I've had to RMA two Seagate drives for making noise.
I got my stuff off of both drives before total failure set in.

First they make noise, then they fail all-together.

Get your stuff off the drive before the failure!

Regardless of a failure now and again, Seagate/Maxtor is still my choice of a hard drive.

Good Luck,
The Shadow

SXRguyinMA · 05-13-2008, 05:15 AM

I've heard that Shadow, but I've also heard people saying their drive has been making chirping noises for a few years and still works fine. I have nowhere to put everything thats on that drive nor do I have enough CDRs to burn it all LOL. also dont have cash to pick up a new drive either

dai · 05-13-2008, 11:50 AM

did it pass the long test ok
they usually have a 5yr warranty,if you do have to rma it see if you can come to an arrangement with seagate to ship another drive first
i believe they make these arrangements provided you live in the usa

SXRguyinMA · 05-14-2008, 04:33 AM

yep passed the long test no problem. only chirped once or twice as a matter of fact. when it defrags its like a bird is stuck in the computer lol. Thanks Dai, I'll have to see if we can arrange something like that first

05-10-2008, 07:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
SXRguyinMA Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Leicester, MA Posts: 6 OS: XP home	Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? Hey all, new to the forum. I found the place after searching for my problem on google. I'm eperienced with forums (SXRguyinMA on just new to this one So heres the (maybe) problem. I purchased a Seagate 500GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G back in August of 07 as a addition to an old/flled drive I had. I kept windows on the old 40GB and moved all my pcs/music/videos etc to the 500GB. For christmas my finace bought me a WD 400GB SATA drive and 2GB more DDR2 Well since I got the SEagate, when I shut the computer down at night the HD will "buzz" or "whine" for a sec or two (after the comp actually shuts off) and will start relativley low pitched and get progressively higher then stop. Also, when I'm defragging that particular HD, it chirps occasionally. The 400GB WD holds XP and everything and is the main drive, most of my vids/pics/music etc. are on the 500. No read/write errors reported from either Norton or Diskeeper. No issues, just the occasional chirp and the whine at shutdown. I've heard the chirping being the head unit resting for power saving purposes, and people disabling that in their Macs. Is this possible in XP? Anyone known/heard of similar issues? I'd really appreciate any help, the noise is just annoying Last edited by dai : 05-10-2008 at 07:47 PM. Reason: remove links

05-10-2008, 07:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,951 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? run the seagate diognostic utility on the hard drive __________________

05-11-2008, 02:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
SXRguyinMA Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Leicester, MA Posts: 6 OS: XP home	Re: Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? where do I find that? Thanks!

05-11-2008, 03:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,951 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...loads/seatools __________________

05-12-2008, 05:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
SXRguyinMA Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Leicester, MA Posts: 6 OS: XP home	Re: Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? thanks, it passed the short DST, its running the long DST now, we'll see what happens

05-12-2008, 06:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
ogdad223 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: windowsxp sp2	Re: Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? looked also under google for your problem seagate chirpping and there troubleshooter and there was a real long page on the problem you might want to check there troubleshooter in the seagate page from google

05-12-2008, 06:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
SXRguyinMA Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Leicester, MA Posts: 6 OS: XP home	Re: Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? thanks I'll check it out

05-12-2008, 06:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
TheShadowFl Retired PC Builder Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 237 OS: XP-SP3, Vista Ult.	Re: Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? Hard drives are NOT designed to make noise. When that happens, they are operating outside design specifications. You're NOT going to fix it, no matter how many programs you run on it. Replace it ASAP. Running diagnostic programs on that drive will just serve to push it to total failure faster than normal. In the past year, I've had to RMA two Seagate drives for making noise. I got my stuff off of both drives before total failure set in. First they make noise, then they fail all-together. Get your stuff off the drive before the failure! Regardless of a failure now and again, Seagate/Maxtor is still my choice of a hard drive. Good Luck, The Shadow __________________ A person with experience is never at the mercy of a person with an argument.

05-13-2008, 05:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
SXRguyinMA Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Leicester, MA Posts: 6 OS: XP home	Re: Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? I've heard that Shadow, but I've also heard people saying their drive has been making chirping noises for a few years and still works fine. I have nowhere to put everything thats on that drive nor do I have enough CDRs to burn it all LOL. also dont have cash to pick up a new drive either

05-13-2008, 11:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,951 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? did it pass the long test ok they usually have a 5yr warranty,if you do have to rma it see if you can come to an arrangement with seagate to ship another drive first i believe they make these arrangements provided you live in the usa __________________

05-14-2008, 04:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
SXRguyinMA Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Leicester, MA Posts: 6 OS: XP home	Re: Seagate 500GB SATA Chirping? yep passed the long test no problem. only chirped once or twice as a matter of fact. when it defrags its like a bird is stuck in the computer lol. Thanks Dai, I'll have to see if we can arrange something like that first Last edited by SXRguyinMA : 05-14-2008 at 04:41 AM.