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I don't know but I'm glad you shared as I like quiet (and wd disks). Sounds like something is moving mixed with case vibration. I can only guess it is the arm

by p0d 6y ago

I don't know but I'm glad you shared as I like quiet (and wd disks). Sounds like something is moving mixed with case vibration. I can only guess it is the arm which moves across the platters. Are you using zfs, mdm? Maybr the raid is at work. I bought a small factor pc recently which is a little noisy. I rest it on sponge pad. I also discovered setting a speaker on a specific spot much reduces the noise. I look forward to hearing the cause of your problem.

robotmay 6y ago
Using ZFS myself and lots of reports of btrfs having the same issue on the WD thread. My two 8TB Gold drives are a mirrored pair alongside another mirrored 4TB pair of WD Reds from a few years back, which don't exhibit the same issue. It's such a weird sound for a modern drive to make - it's like a printer spooling paper mixed with a floppy drive. One suggestion on the thread was that the disk was doing some sort of lifespan optimisation when idling, which might make sense, as it never makes the noise when under load. Mine are even louder than that clip above, I can actually hear it across a room. Guess I'll be sound insulating a data cabinet to cut it down a bit!