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My HD has been making noises lately its only 2 months old but it sounds like its kicking the bucket. It would be going out on me this quickly would it? There is no sign of lag on my computer and everything is defaged and running smooth but the hard drive sounds like its sending moris code. Freeking gateway piece of garbage. whats that in moris code? Oh wait thats what my HD is saying.... Info please.
My HD has been making noises lately its only 2 months old but it sounds like its kicking the bucket. It would be going out on me this quickly would it? There is no sign of lag on my computer and everything is defaged and running smooth but the hard drive sounds like its sending moris code. Freeking gateway piece of garbage. whats that in moris code? Oh wait thats what my HD is saying.... Info please.
What brand? Is it an IBM?
What brand? Is it an IBM?
Well, I'm not sure what the problem with the HD would be, but bottom line is, it's under warranty (hopefully - it's a Gateway, should be) and you can return it and get a new one. Don't blame Gateway, they are actually very good (to me anyways :) ), you should give em a call and I'm sure they'll exchange it no problems.
My old computer was a Gateway and after like 4 years, the monitor went pink! Yup, it went all pink. Anyways, my warranty was only for 3 years, so I thought I might have to buy a new monitor. But, I gave Gateway a call and they said to just send them the monitor and they'll send me a new one. So I sent it away and like 5 days later, I got a new monitor - and it was the NEW MODEL!! I was bloody happy and my opinion of Gateway has been very good since then. Unfortunately, they have left the Australian market, but your in the US, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Greg
Well, I'm not sure what the problem with the HD would be, but bottom line is, it's under warranty (hopefully - it's a Gateway, should be) and you can return it and get a new one. Don't blame Gateway, they are actually very good (to me anyways :) ), you should give em a call and I'm sure they'll exchange it no problems.
My old computer was a Gateway and after like 4 years, the monitor went pink! Yup, it went all pink. Anyways, my warranty was only for 3 years, so I thought I might have to buy a new monitor. But, I gave Gateway a call and they said to just send them the monitor and they'll send me a new one. So I sent it away and like 5 days later, I got a new monitor - and it was the NEW MODEL!! I was bloody happy and my opinion of Gateway has been very good since then. Unfortunately, they have left the Australian market, but your in the US, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Greg
Well, First I would open the box and make sure the noise is coming from the HD and not a fan or something. After that (with win9x) run Scandisk and do a surface scan. That will test the drive for physical damage. Finnaly goto this page:
http://www.gateway.com/support/techd...82825716.shtml
Use the scan utility. It will issue the read command to all the sectors on the drive giving you an opportunity to hear the drive for a while.
Hope that helps a bit.
x
Well, First I would open the box and make sure the noise is coming from the HD and not a fan or something. After that (with win9x) run Scandisk and do a surface scan. That will test the drive for physical damage. Finnaly goto this page:
http://www.gateway.com/support/techd...82825716.shtml
Use the scan utility. It will issue the read command to all the sectors on the drive giving you an opportunity to hear the drive for a while.
Hope that helps a bit.
x
My HD makes some small beep-type noises, normally during access... It is quite quiet, and I consider it a warning that something is writing / reading to disk a lot... One of my HDs had some little blinking light or something, but I had no clue what it meant... The light was on the bottom of the HD, and would randomly blink brightly everyonce in a while... I thought the computer was short-circuting and I imagined sparks flying out of it... Imagine my suprise to find that little light...
My moniter is also going pink everyonce in a while, but Gateway isn't where I got it from... The pinkness switches on and off sometimes, and may be slightly pink, or the whole thing turns reddish...
Also, does anybody notice any changes in noise level when the computer is under heavy load or something? My PC has a loud fan, and/or the case vibrates a lot, but when I max the CPU for a short time or so, the PC either becomes very quiet, or becomes noticably louder... The changes are temporary, and after a second or two, it goes back into a normal noise making state...
I'm guessing our HDs sound the same at times, with the little beeping/click noise thing... Maybe it is related to that thing with the MODEM's lights sending out the data that is currently going through it... :) All I know is my HDs been doing it for a long time, and I just have to listen to find out if stuff is being written/read/etc...
-Tim_axe
My HD makes some small beep-type noises, normally during access... It is quite quiet, and I consider it a warning that something is writing / reading to disk a lot... One of my HDs had some little blinking light or something, but I had no clue what it meant... The light was on the bottom of the HD, and would randomly blink brightly everyonce in a while... I thought the computer was short-circuting and I imagined sparks flying out of it... Imagine my suprise to find that little light...
My moniter is also going pink everyonce in a while, but Gateway isn't where I got it from... The pinkness switches on and off sometimes, and may be slightly pink, or the whole thing turns reddish...
Also, does anybody notice any changes in noise level when the computer is under heavy load or something? My PC has a loud fan, and/or the case vibrates a lot, but when I max the CPU for a short time or so, the PC either becomes very quiet, or becomes noticably louder... The changes are temporary, and after a second or two, it goes back into a normal noise making state...
I'm guessing our HDs sound the same at times, with the little beeping/click noise thing... Maybe it is related to that thing with the MODEM's lights sending out the data that is currently going through it... :) All I know is my HDs been doing it for a long time, and I just have to listen to find out if stuff is being written/read/etc...
-Tim_axe
'funny thing about high load.........why my CPU load goes up, my drives quiet down significantly. It's really rather odd.
Also, depending on age, one's drive may rattle a bit as it goes. It may sound odd, to be sure, but some noise from a drive is normal.......and kind of nice, actually. It lets you know that it's working, and working correctly. And you'll be likely to notice if the noise were to change, signalling a Bad Thing Happening.
'funny thing about high load.........why my CPU load goes up, my drives quiet down significantly. It's really rather odd.
Also, depending on age, one's drive may rattle a bit as it goes. It may sound odd, to be sure, but some noise from a drive is normal.......and kind of nice, actually. It lets you know that it's working, and working correctly. And you'll be likely to notice if the noise were to change, signalling a Bad Thing Happening.
My Gateway's been making those awful noises for 2 years now, and it hasn't seemed to cause any trouble yet...don't worry about it too soon...especially if it's got a while left on its warranty...
But I highly recommend NOT smoking around your computer...took me 2 CD-ROM drives to figure that out.:)
Ouroboros
My Gateway's been making those awful noises for 2 years now, and it hasn't seemed to cause any trouble yet...don't worry about it too soon...especially if it's got a while left on its warranty...
But I highly recommend NOT smoking around your computer...took me 2 CD-ROM drives to figure that out.:)
Ouroboros
Its a seagate 40gig HD but what Im thinking is Because I have it partioned into 3 different partions it needs to run in different areas at the same time. Also gateway built my computer with the HD fit upsidedown above the CD Cases so there might not be enought room for it to cool down or the fact its upside down may be set off a bit. I have no clue but There is no warrenty on it sence I switched it out and bought this HD from Compusa with no warrenty What I really need is a new tower with more power suppies more room to breath would help it maybe? what do you guys think?
Its a seagate 40gig HD but what Im thinking is Because I have it partioned into 3 different partions it needs to run in different areas at the same time. Also gateway built my computer with the HD fit upsidedown above the CD Cases so there might not be enought room for it to cool down or the fact its upside down may be set off a bit. I have no clue but There is no warrenty on it sence I switched it out and bought this HD from Compusa with no warrenty What I really need is a new tower with more power suppies more room to breath would help it maybe? what do you guys think?
Well, you can get a Lian-Li case (http://www.lian-li.com/). They are the best on the market, but like twice or three times as expensive as other cases. If you got the money, go for it, but I'd preferrably get a cheaper case and a better CPU or something.
AOpen (http://www.aopen.com/) is another manufacturer of cases, I've heard some good reviews as well. They are fairly cheap and good quality.
I don't really know which other ones to recommend, I just got mine from some small PC store. It does the job fine. A case is important, but it's not THAT important...hmmm...if you get what I mean. Just make sure to get one with plenty or room (if you want to upgrade, slot more drives in) and has good air-flow.
A good power supply is another important thing.
Greg
Well, you can get a Lian-Li case (http://www.lian-li.com/). They are the best on the market, but like twice or three times as expensive as other cases. If you got the money, go for it, but I'd preferrably get a cheaper case and a better CPU or something.
AOpen (http://www.aopen.com/) is another manufacturer of cases, I've heard some good reviews as well. They are fairly cheap and good quality.
I don't really know which other ones to recommend, I just got mine from some small PC store. It does the job fine. A case is important, but it's not THAT important...hmmm...if you get what I mean. Just make sure to get one with plenty or room (if you want to upgrade, slot more drives in) and has good air-flow.
A good power supply is another important thing.
Greg
thank you greg Ill take that into account But I was thinking of making my own, Just dont have the supplys yet to build it. Power supplys are cheap, I think Havent needed one till now.
thank you greg Ill take that into account But I was thinking of making my own, Just dont have the supplys yet to build it. Power supplys are cheap, I think Havent needed one till now.
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The sounds eminating from my "PoC" (Piece of Crap) can get downright nasty, but I just treat it like my Manager at work: Ignore it long enough and it will go away.
The sounds eminating from my "PoC" (Piece of Crap) can get downright nasty, but I just treat it like my Manager at work: Ignore it long enough and it will go away.
I had a custom built pc. Every time i accessed my hard drive it sounded like a jackhammer. LOL . Then one day the motherboard short circuited. I bought a new one and my hard drive has been back to normal. Weird but really nothing to worry about.
Just my two cents,
I had a custom built pc. Every time i accessed my hard drive it sounded like a jackhammer. LOL . Then one day the motherboard short circuited. I bought a new one and my hard drive has been back to normal. Weird but really nothing to worry about.
Just my two cents,
yeah, i used to have a gateway too....though i dont remember the HD makeing noises like morse code..heh
if your comp is not laggin or anything i'd say your str8, but you might wanna call gateway and ask them what the deal is with the morse code..haha
yeah, i used to have a gateway too....though i dont remember the HD makeing noises like morse code..heh
if your comp is not laggin or anything i'd say your str8, but you might wanna call gateway and ask them what the deal is with the morse code..haha
I have a huge case, and it makes those sounds... I don't think it is anything to worry about... My computers been doing it for years now... It almost sounds like floppy drive access, but much quieter, right? Anyways, I think that it is normal, though I have no clue what it is... My HD is a 20gig split into 5 partitions, and a single Segate 4 gig... The segate has linux, so isn't up in windows (I think)... The HDs make that sound on the other computers we have at my house, Windows and Linux, so there may not be a problem... Maybe it really isn't the HD though, maybe its the little pc speaker...
Oh, well... I guess it works fine so it should be fine...
-Tim_axe
I have a huge case, and it makes those sounds... I don't think it is anything to worry about... My computers been doing it for years now... It almost sounds like floppy drive access, but much quieter, right? Anyways, I think that it is normal, though I have no clue what it is... My HD is a 20gig split into 5 partitions, and a single Segate 4 gig... The segate has linux, so isn't up in windows (I think)... The HDs make that sound on the other computers we have at my house, Windows and Linux, so there may not be a problem... Maybe it really isn't the HD though, maybe its the little pc speaker...
Oh, well... I guess it works fine so it should be fine...
-Tim_axe
If you hard drive starts making odd noises assume that its going to fail and keep all your data backed up.