OMG - The hard drive is meowing!

[Silica Gel: Do Not Eat]

I'm working on my neighbors pc and the hard drive is meowing!
At first I thought my cat was sick, but she's not in the room.

[Dahveed]

Maybe it's in heat.

[Silica Gel: Do Not Eat]

I mounted it
but its still meowing!

[lda17h]

I mounted it
but its still meowing!

Make a backup now. HD's should neither purr nor meow It's a sign of possible failure in the near future..

[Silica Gel: Do Not Eat]

Well i did a little research and apparently the hitachi drive does diagnostic scan every 10 minutes that sounds like a cat's meow

There is supposed to be a "meow free firmware" , I don't think I'll bother its not that loud with the case closed

I did back it up just in case

[Dahveed]

I mounted it
but its still meowing!

Use lubrication.

[Silica Gel: Do Not Eat]

I mounted it
but its still meowing!

Use lubrication.

Thanks
Now I'm able get in though the backdoor and find the log

[Dahveed]

This thread has turned downright unspeakable. I hope you can sleep at night.

[lda17h]

Well i did a little research and apparently the hitachi drive does diagnostic scan every 10 minutes that sounds like a cat's meow

There is supposed to be a "meow free firmware" , I don't think I'll bother its not that loud with the case closed

I did back it up just in case

Great.. I was more thinking of the whirring sounds that appear/disappear without apparent system and might sound like meows to some ears, too. If there's a known reason in your case, be glad that you got into the habit of making backups _before_ failure..

I approve of the humor in this thread, but due to extraordinary circumstances can not take part in it.. Continue..

[Dahveed]

I approve of the humor in this thread, but due to extraordinary circumstances can not take part in it.. Continue..

Extraordinary?