I returned a 80 GB d2 HD a week ago since it crashed...when I got a new one on warranty it makes a rather annoying, pretty faint, high pitched whistling, buzzing sound when its on. It doesn't have a fan. Should I be concerned about it or just get used to the sound (its soft enough that you can't hear it 3 ft. away. Any input would be welcome. Thanks
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Sounds like something wrong with the drive if the previous one didn't do it. However, sounds like that are normal for some drives. My sister's Ruby iMac DV makes a noise similar to the one you're describing, and like the D2 it has no fan.
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All HD's have a whine to them. The faster ones tend to have a stronger whine.
The D2 should be a 7200 rpm drive. Well, that being said, I have three 7200 rpm drives in my PowerMac and when they spool up it sounds like some kind of futuristic antigravity machine powering up. And once spooled, there's a constant high-frequency whine, that seems to only be heasrd withing 5 or-so feet.
I wouldn't worry about it unless there are performance problems.
All HD's have a whine to them. The faster ones tend to have a stronger whine.
The D2 should be a 7200 rpm drive. Well, that being said, I have three 7200 rpm drives in my PowerMac and when they spool up it sounds like some kind of futuristic antigravity machine powering up. And once spooled, there's a constant high-frequency whine, that seems to only be heasrd withing 5 or-so feet.
I wouldn't worry about it unless there are performance problems.