Hard drive question

[Guest Walter R.]

I run Win Xp Pro SP2. I installed a new 500 GB SATA with a PCI/ATA

controller. It s performing OK.

 

This may be somewhat off-topic but I don't know where else to ask.

 

My question is: When I touch the running drive with my fingertips I notice

an ever so slight vibration. I have never noticed this with any prior or

existing hard drives.

 

Is this normal, or should I return the drive to the dealer?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

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Walter

http://www.rationality.net

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[Guest Unknown]

Re: Hard drive question

 

Impossible to answer because no idea of intensity of vibration.

"Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message

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>I run Win Xp Pro SP2. I installed a new 500 GB SATA with a PCI/ATA

>controller. It s performing OK.

>

> This may be somewhat off-topic but I don't know where else to ask.

>

> My question is: When I touch the running drive with my fingertips I notice

> an ever so slight vibration. I have never noticed this with any prior or

> existing hard drives.

>

> Is this normal, or should I return the drive to the dealer?

>

> Thanks for your help.

>

> --

> Walter

> http://www.rationality.net

> -

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Hard drive question

 

 

"Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message

news:ugPcuDs3IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>I run Win Xp Pro SP2. I installed a new 500 GB SATA with a PCI/ATA

>controller. It s performing OK.

>

> This may be somewhat off-topic but I don't know where else to ask.

>

> My question is: When I touch the running drive with my fingertips I notice

> an ever so slight vibration. I have never noticed this with any prior or

> existing hard drives.

>

> Is this normal, or should I return the drive to the dealer?

>

> Thanks for your help.

>

> --

> Walter

> http://www.rationality.net

> -

 

Most disks vibrate slightly. Download & run the diagnostic program

from the manufacturer's site. If it gives the disk a clean bill of health

then there is nothing to worry about.

[Guest Ghostrider]

Re: Hard drive question

 

 

Walter R. wrote:

> I run Win Xp Pro SP2. I installed a new 500 GB SATA with a PCI/ATA

> controller. It s performing OK.

>

> This may be somewhat off-topic but I don't know where else to ask.

>

> My question is: When I touch the running drive with my fingertips I notice

> an ever so slight vibration. I have never noticed this with any prior or

> existing hard drives.

>

> Is this normal, or should I return the drive to the dealer?

>

> Thanks for your help.

>

 

What's a small vibration? Or how sensitive are your fingertips? Since

hard drive platters have to spin and there are bearings present in the

drive mechanism, some vibration will always occur, becoming more evident

with higher drive speeds. That is, what is not felt at 5,400 RPM will

certainly be evident at 10,000 RPM. It isn't just an improvement on the

magnetic cohesivity of the drive platters that is responsible for 500 GB

to 1 TB hard drives...platter rotation speed is also a factor for hard

drives of the same physical size.

[Guest Walter R.]

Re: Hard drive question

 

Thank you, all. This puts my mind at ease.

 

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Walter

http://www.rationality.net

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"Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message

news:ugPcuDs3IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>I run Win Xp Pro SP2. I installed a new 500 GB SATA with a PCI/ATA

>controller. It s performing OK.

>

> This may be somewhat off-topic but I don't know where else to ask.

>

> My question is: When I touch the running drive with my fingertips I notice

> an ever so slight vibration. I have never noticed this with any prior or

> existing hard drives.

>

> Is this normal, or should I return the drive to the dealer?

>

> Thanks for your help.

>

> --

> Walter

> http://www.rationality.net

> -

>