hard drive failing? ... ok so i am pretty sure that my hard drive is making this noise. it is louder than my fan, incredibly high pitched, so high that it hurt ...

static_rst · 05-08-2005, 04:30 PM

ok so i am pretty sure that my hard drive is making this noise. it is louder than my fan, incredibly high pitched, so high that it hurts my ears/head. it just starting doing this a couple of days ago, and was wondering if anyone could give me some input. it doesn't start out making this noise right away either, it takes a few minutse before it starts. searched around and didn't come up wtih anything conclusive.

PROBLEM:
high pitch sound
just started happening
needs to stop

static_rst · 05-08-2005, 04:38 PM

so playing around wtih my computer, i found out that this noise only happens when firefox is open(as far as i can tell, so far)...could this sound be my monitor? ahhhh!!!

Richard Carver · 05-08-2005, 07:48 PM

I've heard of a relationship between the high pitched scream and the USB bus. Try disabling them in device manager to see if that's it.

static_rst · 05-09-2005, 04:40 PM

hmmm no luck yet...

05-08-2005, 04:30 PM	#1
static_rst Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 34 Credits: -339	hard drive failing? ok so i am pretty sure that my hard drive is making this noise. it is louder than my fan, incredibly high pitched, so high that it hurts my ears/head. it just starting doing this a couple of days ago, and was wondering if anyone could give me some input. it doesn't start out making this noise right away either, it takes a few minutse before it starts. searched around and didn't come up wtih anything conclusive. PROBLEM: high pitch sound just started happening needs to stop

05-08-2005, 07:48 PM	#3
Richard Carver Bite Me Dell Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 1,275 Credits: 47	I've heard of a relationship between the high pitched scream and the USB bus. Try disabling them in device manager to see if that's it. __________________ M1210 MCE / Core Duo 1.83GHZ / 2048MG RAM / 8X DVD+/-RW / 3945 B/G / 9 Cell Ext. / AV/Bluetooth / Internal Verizon Wireless Broadband 700M XP PM 1.6GHZ / 1024MG RAM / 8X DVD+/-RW / 2200 B/G / 8 Cell Ext. / 80G Samsung 5400 / Verizon Wireless Broadband

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05-08-2005, 04:38 PM	#2
static_rst Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 34 Credits: -339	so playing around wtih my computer, i found out that this noise only happens when firefox is open(as far as i can tell, so far)...could this sound be my monitor? ahhhh!!!

05-09-2005, 04:40 PM	#4
static_rst Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 34 Credits: -339	hmmm no luck yet...