Do unbalanced hard drives fail earlier?

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larry moe 'n curly

Do HDs that vibrate while spinning tend to fail sooner than those that
don't?

I mean from normal wear, not because the buzz from the vibration makes
me want to smash them with a sledgehammer.
 
larry said:
Do HDs that vibrate while spinning tend to fail sooner than those that
don't?

I mean from normal wear, not because the buzz from the vibration makes
me want to smash them with a sledgehammer.
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If they vibrate then they have something wrong with them. If you're getting
noise it is most likely a resonance--try moving the drive to a different
bay and you will probably see the noise go away.
 
larry said:
Do HDs that vibrate while spinning tend to fail sooner than those that
don't?

I mean from normal wear, not because the buzz from the vibration makes
me want to smash them with a sledgehammer.
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Got all four screws holding it in and tightened?
 
Do HDs that vibrate while spinning tend to fail sooner than those that don't?
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Depends on how bad the vibration is. Normal vibration is fine.
I mean from normal wear, not because the buzz from the
vibration makes me want to smash them with a sledgehammer.
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Thats likely just something loose with the case resonating.
 
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