computer making weird sound

[Frankie²]

when i listen closely i can hear what appears to be the harddrive making a sound that sounds like constantly discharging static electricity. should i be worried?

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[Pie Crust]

Discharging electricity? Something more specific? Hums, grinding noises, small clicks, sparks?

[tails]

http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php

Any of these? Generally if a hard drive has a problem, You're going to know it.

[Frankie²]

Discharging electricity? Something more specific? Hums, grinding noises, small clicks, sparks?

no it just sounds like the static electricity discharge

[Pie Crust]

http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php

Any of these? Generally if a hard drive has a problem, You're going to know it.

My drive sounds like many of these. Especially when starting up.

[tails]

My drive sounds like many of these. Especially when starting up.

Harddrives shouldn't click or make drilling noises.

[Frankie²]

http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php

Any of these? Generally if a hard drive has a problem, You're going to know it.

it sounds like a less intense version of " Samsung desktop drive with degraded media making scratching sound when hitting bad sectors."

[Pie Crust]

It clicks, makes grinding noises, hums, scratches something but it's still running.

it sounds like a less intense version of " Samsung desktop drive with degraded media making scratching sound when hitting bad sectors."

If you're running Windows, run a CHKDSK on the drive. If it's your main drive, you'll need to reboot into Real Mode or Repair Mode. If it finds bad sectors, it will save it in the system registry and not touch that area of the drive.

[Frankie²]

omfg
i was gonna try and record it but i found the issue
it was a candy wrapper stuck in the fan (which is right next to my harddrive) ;-;

[Pie Crust]

omfg
i was gonna try and record it but i found the issue
it was a candy wrapper stuck in the fan (which is right next to my harddrive) ;-;

herp.

[tails]

._.

[crunk²]

omfg
i was gonna try and record it but i found the issue
it was a candy wrapper stuck in the fan (which is right next to my harddrive) ;-;

monday how do you get a candy wrapper stuck in the fan

[TheBlueHobo]

monday how do you get a candy wrapper stuck in the fan

[GEN.Fire Bird]

either it was a small wrapper, or a powerful fan...

[Pie Crust]

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/bub9wkehnpj49y2/20140426%20022318.m4a?dl=1&token_hash=AAHfkV0_7pofBIDIWmsySz1ZtB5_IgJdzeg7gGYzc2UTjQ

My HDD on boot. You're going to need something that can open .m4a files.