Seagate 320GB Hard Drive - does yours 'beep' ?

[msmth928]

I upgraded the drive in my MBP to a seagate 7200rpm 320GB disk, but it beeps every few seconds and I can hear the fans on almost all the time.

My left/right fans are showing as 2001rpm
My CPU temp is 55
My hard disk temp is 33

Does anyone else's drive beep? Anyone else got a seagate - how do you find it?

What are everyone else's temps and fan speeds?

 

[phantasmagoria]

Yes, mine beeps too. In my case it's not a failing hard drive noise (and god knows I've heard my fair share of those! ) but the sound of the drive heads parking as can be confirmed by installing and configuring hdapm (http://mckinlay.net.nz/hdapm/) to stop the drive powering down. I used hdapm for a bit, but now I'm happy that it isn't a "problem" noise I no longer use it and have just learned to ignore it. It is a bit annoying though.

I don't hear the fans though, unless I'm running at full CPU for some time. Your temps seem fine, so I wouldn't worry. I idle at around 41C and hit 75C and above at full tilt.

 

[msmth928]

Yes, mine beeps too. In my case it's not a failing hard drive noise (and god knows I've heard my fair share of those! ) but the sound of the drive heads parking as can be confirmed by installing and configuring hdapm (http://mckinlay.net.nz/hdapm/) to stop the drive powering down. I used hdapm for a bit, but now I'm happy that it isn't a "problem" noise I no longer use it and have just learned to ignore it. It is a bit annoying though.

I don't hear the fans though, unless I'm running at full CPU for some time. Your temps seem fine, so I wouldn't worry. I idle at around 41C and hit 75C and above at full tilt.

Thanks for the info!

So does this mean it's a hard drive 'fault'? It's brand new so I could send it back for a replacement - if I do that should I get a different brand because the 'beep' is part and parcel of these seagate drives?

If so which drives are recommended for the mbps?

 

[msmth928]

Just an update to say I got through to seagates chat support and they told me it is an early indication of drive failure and I should send it back. They gave me an RMA thingy, but I'm gonna send it back for a refund instead.