Beeping Hard Drive.

2008-12-07 17:22:58

#1

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6619|West NY

So my mother bought me a 500 GB external maxtor hard drive. Lately I've actually started to care about the fact that it's been beeping. Or at least I'm pretty sure that's what's beeping since obviously this wasn't going on before I plugged it in. Anyway, I opened up Event Viewer (System) and since 12-04 There's been a very long series of warnings stating "An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk1\D during a paging operation."
These are shown appearing since 11-30, the only difference is it looks like everyday the description changes, for example on 11-30 "\Device\Harddisk2\D during..."
It beeps at least once every hour, whatever's beeping...maybe this is something concerning?

Last edited by Noobpatty (2008-12-07 17:24:26)

2008-12-07 17:28:45

#2

cospengle: Member; +140|6752|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Noobpatty wrote:
bought a maxtor hard drive...maybe this is something concerning?

It wouldn't surprise me if it was stuffed, I've had 3 Mator drives and they all failed within 2 years.

I would definately be backing up the data if you want to keep it, even if the beeping isn't a problem.

Last edited by cospengle (2008-12-07 17:30:16)

2008-12-07 17:33:45

#3

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6915

Try reformat it, and see if that helps.

2008-12-07 17:34:30

#4

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6619|West NY

cospengle wrote:
Noobpatty wrote:
bought a maxtor hard drive...maybe this is something concerning?
It wouldn't surprise me if it was stuffed, I've had 3 Mator drives and they all failed within 2 years.

I would definately be backing up the data if you want to keep it, even if the beeping isn't a problem.

Whadda you mean by stuffed?
Eh...I could care less if it crapped out on me. Haven't put much on it yet except for some torrented movies, music, and counter strike skins.

2008-12-07 17:37:27

#5

cospengle: Member; +140|6752|Armidale, NSW, Australia

stuffed = broken

Is it USB? Does it have an external power connection, or get power from the USB port?

Are you on XP?

Last edited by cospengle (2008-12-07 17:38:19)

2008-12-07 17:39:58

#6

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6619|West NY

cospengle wrote:
stuffed = broken

Is it USB? Does it have an external power connection, or get power from the USB port?

Are you on XP?

Yes, USB.
Separate Power Cord
Yes.

ghettoperson wrote:
Try reformat it, and see if that helps.

That'd be a good idea now if any time. Anyways, I don't exactly remember how to fdisk something...don'tcha have to go into bios? Err...wait...uhm

Last edited by Noobpatty (2008-12-07 17:43:36)

2008-12-07 17:42:47

#7

cospengle: Member; +140|6752|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Hmm, I thought it might be a power problem with the UBS hub, but if it's got it's own power it should be fine.

2008-12-07 18:13:11

#8

SpIk3y: Minister of Silly Walks; +67|6405|New Jersey

Since when do hard drives beep? Maybe the hard drive is causing the internal speaker to beep but I don't see how the hard drive itself can make a digital-sounding "beep" noise.

2008-12-07 18:27:45

#9

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6619|West NY

SpIk3y wrote:
Since when do hard drives beep? Maybe the hard drive is causing the internal speaker to beep but I don't see how the hard drive itself can make a digital-sounding "beep" noise.

So you're saying it's sending out beeps like in post?

2008-12-07 18:29:55

#10

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7031|Cambridge (UK)

What exactly do these 'beeps' sound like, noob?

2008-12-07 18:32:43

#11

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6619|West NY

I am now formatting it...only thing that came with it was some shitty backup software that would backup only My Documents, My Pictures and etc. Not only wouldn't it do a full disk image/backup but you couldn't even select folders you wanted to backup.

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
What exactly do these 'beeps' sound like, noob?

Single beeps that happen to go off at least every hour. But I haven't heard one since I reformatted started reformatting it.

Last edited by Noobpatty (2008-12-07 18:35:26)

2008-12-07 18:35:23

#12

cospengle: Member; +140|6752|Armidale, NSW, Australia

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=myYxO1V9k … re=related????

Last edited by cospengle (2008-12-07 18:35:41)

2008-12-07 18:39:53

#13

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7031|Cambridge (UK)

Noobpatty wrote:
I am now formatting it...only thing that came with it was some shitty backup software that would backup only My Documents, My Pictures and etc. Not only wouldn't it do a full disk image/backup but you couldn't even select folders you wanted to backup.

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
What exactly do these 'beeps' sound like, noob?
Single beeps that happen to go off at least every hour. But I haven't heard one since I reformatted started reformatting it.

Not 'squeaks', rather than 'beeps'?

2008-12-07 18:42:31

#14

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6619|West NY

cospengle wrote:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=myYxO1V9k … re=related????

Nah...let's just say I'd have responded to it MUCH quicker if it did that.

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Not 'squeaks', rather than 'beeps'?

More like boops. Haha. Onomatopoeias are fun.

2008-12-07 18:51:12

#15

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7031|Cambridge (UK)

Noobpatty wrote:
cospengle wrote:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=myYxO1V9k … re=related????
Nah...let's just say I'd have responded to it MUCH quicker if it did that.

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Not 'squeaks', rather than 'beeps'?
More like boops. Haha. Onomatopoeias are fun.

Can you get a recording of it?

I've a feeling it may be sticking.

2008-12-07 18:57:37

#16

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6619|West NY

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Noobpatty wrote:
cospengle wrote:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=myYxO1V9k … re=related????
Nah...let's just say I'd have responded to it MUCH quicker if it did that.

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Not 'squeaks', rather than 'beeps'?
More like boops. Haha. Onomatopoeias are fun.
Can you get a recording of it?

I've a feeling it may be sticking.

Sticking?
Well you see it happens at random times, so I could try but, uh..here's the..system..event viewer. These I assume are when the beeps are going off because I opened it once immediately after it beeped and a new "Warning" had appeared right there.
8:44
8:06
7:40
7:24
Also on the more important note, obviously 8:44 was the last time it beeped, now being 9:56PM and it is currently reformatting in cmd.exe
But if the problem persists I will do, captain.

2008-12-07 19:05:33

#17

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6704|King Of The Islands

cospengle wrote:
Noobpatty wrote:
bought a maxtor hard drive...maybe this is something concerning?
It wouldn't surprise me if it was stuffed, I've had 3 Mator drives and they all failed within 2 years.

I would definately be backing up the data if you want to keep it, even if the beeping isn't a problem.

Quantum > Maxtor

YAAAY! I can go by old information too!

Maxtor is now a brand name, that's a Seagate inside that thing.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2008-12-07 19:17:55

#18

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6619|West NY

Cheez wrote:
Quantum > Maxtor

YAAAY! I can go by old information too!

Maxtor is now a brand name, that's a Seagate inside that thing.

You can go...what?
Yeah I know it's seagate.

Last edited by Noobpatty (2008-12-07 19:18:33)

2008-12-07 19:17:56

#19

cospengle: Member; +140|6752|Armidale, NSW, Australia

...depending on how old the drive is.

2008-12-08 00:05:30

#20

Kurazoo: Pheasant Plucker; +440|6950|West Yorkshire, U.K

I have a Maxtor external that clicks when there isnt enough power (have to use two USBs to power it)

2008-12-08 01:38:56

#21

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6704|King Of The Islands

Noobpatty wrote:
Onomatopoeia

What if your drive goes "oooooreeeehh!" when it starts? Also my computer stops dead and the drive light stays on, then after about 5 minutes its fine again. I think its time for it to go the the big RMA dept. in the sky.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2008-12-08 05:25:24

#22

cospengle: Member; +140|6752|Armidale, NSW, Australia

How'd the format go?

2008-12-17 17:06:46

#23

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6619|West NY

sorry for the long period of not responding, was a little deprived...
anyway I'm really hoping it isn't true but..
I just restarted my pc and all but one folder in the G:\ is corrupt and inaccessible
Does this mean it's already gone to shit or is there something I can do?

2008-12-17 17:56:04

#24

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6619|West NY

bump?

2008-12-17 17:58:51

#25

JoshP: Banned; +176|5954|Notts, UK

tried chkdsk?

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