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tweak in Windows AIO Repair causes high pitched sound on device
whiggs:
So I am trying to think of the best way to describe the sound. I am 95% sure that the sound is being produced by the hard drive for multiple reasons: 1) the sound kind of sounds like a very low volume "nail scraping across chalkboard" sound and 2) do to the way in which hard drives work (spindle moving along magnetized plate from which the spindle reads data). I can completely imagine that this is the cause, and I am thinking that it is probably caused by (most likely) the tweak "Memory Tweaks - Cuts Down How Often Windows Accesses The Hard Drive" or (least likely) "Disable MFT Fragmentation". The sound occurs about every 5-10 seconds, and persists for about 5 seconds before going away, and it does this until I restored the registry back to the backup I took just before I applied the tweaks. One more key factor that should be considered here that will probably provide the "oh that's the problem right there." My device doesn't use a standard hard drive, but a hybrid SSHD, basically "incorporate a significant amount of NAND flash memory into a hard disk drive (HDD), resulting in a single, integrated device." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_drive#Dual-drive_hybrid_systems). Just wanted to make you aware of this issue, because the sound, as you can imagine, doesn't sound like its benefiting the hardware at all. Quite the opposite. Let me know what you think. Also, since I do use a SSHD drive, I am constantly asking myself "should it be treated as a regular HD or an SSD?" For example, defragmentation is needed and recommended for regular HDs, but is unnecessary and can damage SSDs. How should I look at my drive in terms of its maintenance and upkeep?
Boggin:
The general advice is that you don't defrag hybrid HDs, but contact the SSHD's vendor for specific advice on yours
It's possible that WR is using parts of the disk that aren't normally accessed which could account for the scraping sound.
I don't know if a chkdsk /f would show up any defects but the trial version of HDSentinel could.
Hit the green button in http://www.hdsentinel.com/ then uninstall it when done to stop the clock on the 30 days trial period.
You can then reinstall its Application from your downloads folder as and when.
Is the HD still under warranty ?
whiggs:
--- Quote from: Boggin on May 18, 2016, 10:26:18 am ---The general advice is that you don't defrag hybrid HDs, but contact the SSHD's vendor for specific advice on yours
It's possible that WR is using parts of the disk that aren't normally accessed which could account for the scraping sound.
I don't know if a chkdsk /f would show up any defects but the trial version of HDSentinel could.
Hit the green button in http://www.hdsentinel.com/ then uninstall it when done to stop the clock on the 30 days trial period.
You can then reinstall its Application from your downloads folder as and when.
Is the HD still under warranty ?
--- End quote ---
Thank you for your reply and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. A lot going on right now. Any way, the whole device in question is still under warranty, but I am not concerned with its performance. As I stated in my original post, the issue quickly stopped occurring when I restored the registry to the snapshot I took just prior to applying the tweaks, which is why I was 100% positive that one of them had caused the issue. Everything works fine now: no noise, performing as usual, and no errors or issues since. This post was just a friendly heads up to developer/others in the same boat.
Boggin:
Okay, but I'd still see what HDSentinel has to report.
Could the scraping noise have come from the fan ?
whiggs:
--- Quote from: Boggin on May 22, 2016, 08:29:48 am ---Okay, but I'd still see what HDSentinel has to report.
Could the scraping noise have come from the fan ?
--- End quote ---
Ok. Turns out there might be a cause for concern. Attached are snapshots of the short test, since long test is only in registered version. Let me know what you think
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