Barracuda XT, Barracuda, Barracuda Green, DiamondMax and other desktop SATA and IDE drives

[cooltempo]

cool, cheers mate I get the impression we need to keep this one tight.

[babeliak]

btw the new ones chirp less if at all, old ones chirp much more and louder.

[BlackSack]

Just adding my drive to the growing count of chirpers...

Model: ST3000DM001-9YN166

Firmware: CC4C

Using AMD platform, HDD is connected via IcyBox USB3 dock

Disabling the APM has stopped the noise and the rapid load/unload count for now guess ill have to add this so the startup until there is a better solution...

[spcxxx]

`btw the new ones chirp less if at all, old ones chirp much more and louder.`

-> i agree, but the `chirp` is not only problem!

mine hitachi `chirps` similar - once a day when computer powered up.

with my new disk i thought i disabled APM successfuly on OS startup, because there was near none `chirps` - but then i looked to disk info and `head parked count` still rises rapidly!!! 8O

With the chirp sounds i at least know that darn hated annoying APM is still enabled and kicking!

[AlanM]

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portomomo wrote:

@ Cantbecanit: nothing personal, but I would suggest that if you're done,

than we are in need of somebody else being the "interface" with seagate.

@ Admin: is there somebody else willing to play this role? Or have we to look somewhere else?

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I'm afraid you may have misunderstood. 

Nowhere has Cantbecanit claimed that he is any sort of interface with Seagate.  In fact, he has explicitly stated the opposite several times.

Nowhere have I or any admin/mod claimed that he is any sort of interface with Seagate. In fact, I have explicitly stated the opposite at least once.

SeaGurus are not Seagate employees - they are Seagate forum users who have gone and continue to go above and beyond to help other members solve problems - or just offer advice on a wide range of questions.

For a Seagate interface, AskTheLeaf, STX_Monk, MountainTech, MapleTree, and I are available. 

As far as this particular issue goes, I fully intend to communicate any information I can whenever I receive it. It's just that I don't have any at this time, other than a definite assurance that, whatever the cause of these drive noises, there is no increased risk of data loss or drive failure. 

[spcxxx]

`definite assurance that, whatever the cause of these drive noises, there is no increased risk of data loss or drive failure. `

ALANM -> are you sure that rapidly rising of `load cycle count`  doesn`t increase risk of drive failure (not now, but after year, two...)

mine 3TB did about 100 cycles for one hour on - for example my 2 year old Samsung has 2000 cycles after 2 years of daily usage...

If i use the Seagate drive just 8 hours for a day, that's 300000 load cycles for a year and then the drive is already in danger according my knowledge...

[Glottiz]

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spcxxx wrote:

`definite assurance that, whatever the cause of these drive noises, there is no increased risk of data loss or drive failure. `

ALANM -> are you sure that rapidly rising of `load cycle count`  doesn`t increase risk of drive failure (not now, but after year, two...)

mine 3TB did about 100 cycles for one hour on - for example my 2 year old Samsung has 2000 cycles after 2 years of daily usage...

If i use the Seagate drive just 8 hours for a day, that's 300000 load cycles for a year and then the drive is already in danger according my knowledge...

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You are comparing different drives from different manufacturers designed differently. I don't think that's a fair comparison you are doing.

[paul.1911]

This is normal, i dont know about everyone but i think most of the users getting this weird sound. 

I too have ST2000DM001 make this type of sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt6asKkMJq0

bought about 2 months ago, and still running without any problem.

Help me with this too ST2000DM001 HD Status? 

[Cantbecanit]

The noise is the now imfamous chirp.

[spcxxx]

GLOTIZ ->

`You are comparing different drives from different manufacturers designed differently. I don't think that's a fair comparison you are doing.`

Can you specify clear how is this seagate drive `different` except it is manufactured by seagate?

different segment of customers?

not performance desktop HDD?

some revolutionary technology that allows millions of parking cycles without endangering the drive???

I get no clear response from admin, that the data is not in danger after year of use and 300000 head parking cycles -> just because even the most expensive or specialised drives aren't rated for more than million.

this is copied from manufacturer's website

http://www.seagate.com/files/staticfiles/docs/pdf/datasheet/disc/barracuda-ds1737-1-1111us.pdf

ST3000DM001 Specifications

• Load/Unload Cycles: 300,000 !!!!