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Re: Update: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ?

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On 2020-08-20 04:39, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> a while ago i asked about the periodic knocking noise after each 4 seconds
> of my freshly bought 4 TB HDD WD4003FRYZ. We came to the conclusion that
> this was a reason to return the disk to the seller. "Click of Death" et.al.
> 
> I did and got a replacement disk. That one knocks less loudly, more like
> every 6 seconds, sometimes double-knocking, sometimes skipping a 6 seconds
> cycle.
> After more discussion with involved people, the term "Preventive Wear
> Leveling" came up. This feature seems to be old, but to now have been
> intensified with the excuse that nobody hears it knocking in a server room.
> 
> Some quite unhappy Western Digital users can be seen at
>    https://community.wd.com/t/periodic-noise-from-head-movement-wd-black-4tb/183096/2
> 
> One of those posts finally has a link to a company statement:
>    https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16309
>    "Normal drive sounds include:
>     ...
>     Occasional drive clicks occurring at 4 or 5 second intervals, and the
>     drive is functioning normally and passes diagnostics"
> 
> Now the discussion of my HDD tends towards giving it back for the reason
> of neither warning of this feature and of the feature's effects being not
> the same from individual drive to individual drive.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> So my next question to recent HDD buyers:
> 
> What 4 TB HDD should i want for best reliability and no noises when idle ?
> Any recent experiences ?
> 
> 
> Have a nice day :)
> 
> Thomas

Thanks for posting the update.  All the other drives I have diagnosed 
with "The Click of Death" were otherwise silent for years before the 
noise started.  I will keep the "Preventive Wear Leveling" feature in 
mind if and when I run into drives with similar symptoms.


I have been buying "revious-generation "Seagate Constellation ES2 3TB 
7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive", model number 
ST33000650NS, on eBay sold as "new".  The drives came in sealed 
electrostatic bags and the SMART reports indicated 0 hours of use.  The 
heads move only when disk activity is expected.  I believe the largest 
model in that series was 4 TB, and interface choices included SATA and 
SAS.  I am very happy with these drives.


Of 8 purchased over the past few years, one died after ~11 months -- 
SMART reports over-temperature, transfers are slow/
failing, and it smelled of burnt electronics.  Fortunately, I was 
careful to buy from a reputable seller who provided a 1 year warranty. 
They provided an RMA, return shipping label, and full refund.


David

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Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-07-24 20:50 +0200
  Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-24 21:10 +0200
    Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? Thomas Amm <debili@open-email.net> - 2020-07-25 00:50 +0200
  Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-24 21:10 +0200
  Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-07-24 21:20 +0200
    Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-24 21:30 +0200
      Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-07-24 23:40 +0200
        Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-07-25 00:30 +0200
        Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-25 04:40 +0200
        Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-07-25 10:40 +0200
          Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-07-25 15:40 +0200
            Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-07-25 16:30 +0200
            Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-07-25 16:30 +0200
              Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-07-25 17:30 +0200
                Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-07-25 17:40 +0200
              Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-25 23:20 +0200
                Update: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-08-20 13:50 +0200
                Re: Update: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-08-20 14:20 +0200
                Re: Update: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-20 22:10 +0200
      Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-07-25 11:20 +0200
        Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-07-25 11:50 +0200
        Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-25 22:40 +0200
  Re: Do other owners of WD Gold disks hear a periodic plonk ? elvis <elvis@dogonfire.com> - 2020-07-25 00:50 +0200

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