noisy fusion drive

MegaSignal · Mar 15, 2013, 08:03 AM

I've been noticing that the hdd read/write head portion of my fusion drive on my Mac mini (late 2012) chattering like crazy, almost never stopping.

I know that there's a lot of swapping between the ssd and hdd portions of the fusion drive, but has anyone else noticed this?

philipma1957 · Mar 15, 2013, 08:33 AM

an oem or a diy version of fusion. if oem bring to the store to complain it should not be noisy.

MegaSignal · Mar 15, 2013, 06:20 PM

And yes, it's an OEM fusion drive, beating the living daylights out of its read/write head; I'd rather not trust my data to this situation I'm having with my HDD.

Kissaragi · Mar 15, 2013, 06:27 PM

When hard drives make lots of noise, its not a good sign. Back up as soon as you can and call apple to get it replaced.

benwiggy · Mar 16, 2013, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by MegaSignal

I've been noticing that the hdd read/write head portion of my fusion drive on my Mac mini (late 2012) chattering like crazy, almost never stopping.
I know that there's a lot of swapping between the ssd and hdd portions of the fusion drive, but has anyone else noticed this?

My Fusion drive is silent. Take it back to get a replacement.

Mar 15, 2013, 08:03 AM	#1
MegaSignal macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2003	noisy fusion drive I've been noticing that the hdd read/write head portion of my fusion drive on my Mac mini (late 2012) chattering like crazy, almost never stopping. I know that there's a lot of swapping between the ssd and hdd portions of the fusion drive, but has anyone else noticed this?
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Mar 15, 2013, 06:20 PM	#3
MegaSignal Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2003	Thanks And yes, it's an OEM fusion drive, beating the living daylights out of its read/write head; I'd rather not trust my data to this situation I'm having with my HDD.
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Mar 15, 2013, 08:33 AM	#2
philipma1957 macrumors 603 Join Date: Apr 2010	an oem or a diy version of fusion. if oem bring to the store to complain it should not be noisy.
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Mar 15, 2013, 06:27 PM	#4
Kissaragi macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2006	When hard drives make lots of noise, its not a good sign. Back up as soon as you can and call apple to get it replaced.
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