WD1500AHFD - The Click Of Death

[murggik]

i,ve got a question, i have the same hd and it stopped working excatly like that o the video, i was thinking about replacing tbe citcuit board but i also noticed that there's a line marked around the spindle on the platter just under the arm reader, is that normal or should the platter have no visible mark close to the spindle??

[the731272]

yeah velociraptors are not the best but all the others are good

[KeyserSoseRulz]

They charge a fucking kidney to recover your data. Head swaps.

[rock962000]

Fucking bullshit. I've got this same drive that only clicks twice when I turn the PC on and the hard drive stops spinning after the two clicks...

[Deluxeta]

:'(

[BackstrokeOfTheWest]

I love the transparent top.

[V2Texas]

@BackstrokeOfTheWest Me too. If I were into acrylics, this drive would be perfect for that. Makes me wonder, though, if the HDD gods will ever make an acrylic HDD case? I think that would be pretty awesome, even if you don't have an acrylic case. Thanks for the comment!

[vacationeruk]

I've got the same hdd with the same problem

[V2Texas]

@vacationeruk If you have information that you absolutely cannot live without, then you'll need to look into data recovery options. If you can do without the information, then look into your warranty and see if it can be fixed.

Best of luck!

[vacationeruk]

@V2Texas

I've got that HDD on the shelf :) I'm not trusting to warranty repair because they can say that imposible to recover data and they'll give u just another HDD. one day I'll send that HDD to proper recovery service but at the moment it's a bit expensive to me...

[ppymph]

I've got the same hdd with the same problem too. I'll do anything to get the drive working again!

[ShadowEater120880]

@ppymph I'd buy another then restore data from backup

[pakkiaman2]

why ?????

my hdd raptor did the same click ! way???

i distroied it now ! my poor raptor :(:(:(:(

[V2Texas]

@pakkiaman2 Oh wow, I'm sorry I didn't log in sooner to help you through this difficult time. I feel for you :(

Surely you still have some time left in your warranty, though, right? Have you tried looking up that information at Western Digital's website? If it's still under warranty (and you haven't violated the terms of it), then you can at least have the drive repaired or replaced.

Let me know how it all turns out, and thanks for stopping by and commenting!

[pakkiaman2]

@V2Texas shit i distroied it , hahahaha

[V2Texas]

@pakkiaman2 Well, I'm no expert, but "shit i distroied it , hahahaha," may well be a violation of the drive's warranty :)

I'm sorry about your drive, man. Hopefully you didn't lose anything irrecoverable and you can get back on your feet quickly -- Here's hoping!

[pakkiaman2]

@V2Texas hhihiihhihi

[BloodMech21]

more like "click of free velociraptor"

[YTBYTBTB]

poor hard drive... :(

[Karoltgreat]

hmm please answer this because i have a fear of that happening but the click i hear is ver quiet and i have to put my ear on the pc to hear it. and i usually hear it when i just leave my computer idle or i dont look through at my files. when i do i hear that normal sound it makes. is it the click of death? i have backed my files just in case. ty

[tayg13]

It would be louder if it was bad, im pretty sure you'll be fine. If you're still worried, check out your hard drive with HDD Health or some other diagnostic application.

[endocomar93]

I hear that sound but very rear, from every 15 minutes to once a day, and for like a year now... what does that mean?

[V2Texas]

It means that the drive is dying. You need to transfer the data to a new hard drive ASAP because the next time you boot may be it for the drive and then you're looking at several hundred to several thousands to get it back.

Transfer the data and then look into your warranty status. If it's under warranty, WD should have an RMA form on their site and you can go that route and send the drive in for repairs.

If you have any other questions, let me know!

Best of luck!

V2TexasDOTcom

[scrambler77]

I have 8 raptors. 2 years of activity non-stop. No problems at all.

[V2Texas]

Nice -- 8 Raptors, all working well. Kudos on that.

[TheGreatSeraphim]

Sounds like my Zen Micro photo after I dropped the stupid thing... again. Went through two already. Been trying to decide on what new failure to get next cause my old mp3 diskman has held up through worse and still looks new.

[lauris47]

My both excelstors are like that . How can I repair them ? Or it is the end ?

[V2Texas]

You wouldn't be able to repair them on your own. Look into your drive's warranty and see if any of them are still covered.

[PinkSilverWolf]

i been seen a lot Higher RPM WD Hard drives Die Quick

[Monkeypumper420]

Crashed head on this drive. What a shame...

[xboxlive6]

OH NOOOO ITS A RAPTOR X

[Racecar564]

for some reason that hard drive looks extremely old idk why

[V2Texas]

It's the lighting (or lack thereof).

The drive was only about 6 months old at the time this video was shot, and between the poor lighting, the drive being all black, and the DV cam's spotlight, makes for a sub-par capture.

Strangely enough, though: This is my most popular YT video. Go figure :) .

[808f15h]

That's because it's a good reference of the COD.

[V2Texas]

And maybe because it's the only video of mine with sound (to date) :) .

I never thought about it, but I guess you would be right about it being a good reference to the COD phenomenon.

Thanks.

[goransin01]

I have two WD drives that both began making noises at some point - still used for non crit. data. One makes a noise like on old compressor (refrigerator) kicking on and the other an ultrasonic pitch you might hear from an old TV with occasional soft rattling noise that comes almost as fast as it goes. Don't know what either of these are but for 1-2 years they still work even though they make the noises sometimes. A seagate that is older than both of the WD ones still runs smooth as silk.

[V2Texas]

Yeah, usually when your hard drive makes any sound comparable to a large (magnetic!) appliance, it's time to check into your warranty/RMA information.

Those kinds of sounds are a sign of bad things to come.

[LellePrinter82]

If u have any factory warranty left. U can send It to western digital and get a new one.

(Warranty & RMA services)

Visit Western Digital homepage for more information. All u need Is the serial number.

To check If It still has warranty left.

[V2Texas]

At the time, it did. But also at that time, I was inexperienced with the RMA game, and needed to just unload the drive.

I needed sure cash fast, and I wasn't very comfortable sending anything somewhere with the possibility of never seeing it again (silly fear, I know, but I was strapped for cash; I needed something concrete).

Ironically enough, I have had to RMA a few hardware devices since your comment, so now I am well-versed in the RMA game.

I guess you live and you learn.

[mcjeb]

fuxxored...

[captain150]

Probably either a head or firmware problem.

Is the drive recognized properly in the BIOS?

[V2Texas]

It never would initialize.

[guily6669]

My Seagate drive just got killed, it make the same sound click click click, but very fast...

FUCK

[footinmouthindustrys]

mine started doing that but it was a metal clink and it only happened every once and a while.

[V2Texas]

That's not a good thing. Even if it's only every once-in-a-while, it's a sign of bad things to come. If I were you, I would immediately backup that drive and look into what kind of warranty is left on it.

[footinmouthindustrys]

i did, the guys at superior computerts ran a lot of useless tests on my pc, then fianlly put a new 320gb hdd in my pc with everything i had before.

[vinny460]

myne did a clicking sound but it wassnt near that fast and it did it a couple of times then it got a b.o.s and resetted what does that mean?

[V2Texas]

It usually means your drive just died. I had an old 545 MEGAbyte Seagate drive do that to me several years ago after 6 years of faithful service.

If you can get the drive to somehow re-initialize (maybe put it in a USB enclosure on another computer), then I would copy any important files off of it FAST.

You also may want to check the warranty status of your drive, because most-likely it's a goner.

[vinny460]

the thing is it still works when i turn my comp on but it just asks me to select proper boot device then after i do that it works fine so does it mean its still in the red?

[V2Texas]

That seems to point a motherboard/OS problem, meaning your drive is probably fine. You may want to try re-seating the hard drive's cables and check your motherboard's BIOS settings just to make sure a setting didn't get switched on you.

If you're uncomfortable doing this, then definitely get a trusted PC technician or a friend to do this.

Let me know if you have any other problems, and other YouTube users: Feel free to add to or correct my initial diagnosis of the situation.

[vinny460]

yh your probably right well it doesnt do the clicking thing anymore it just asks me to select boot device all da time when i boot up but thats bout it

[V2Texas]

That's good. I would still backup the drive, though, just in case it decides to stop working one day.

Good luck with it, and feel free to ask any other questions.

[cheetawolf]

backup your data, just in case ^.^

[V2Texas]

Good thing Seagate has a 5 year warranty on their drives, so it isn't a total loss. Before parking another drive in your enclosure, you may want to do some checking up on it.

Most-likely, though, you just got a hold of a bum drive. It happens with all the manufacturers. We just need to make sure that, as consumers, we protect ourselves in the event of a hard drive crash (backing up data and making sure if your drive fails within 2-4 years, there's some sort of warranty).

Good luck.

[Messerschmitt262a2a]

doesn´t the raptor have a 5-year-warranty, too? Because in a german shop i saw it with 5 years warranty

[V2Texas]

I believe so. If you saw it in a German store, then there would be no reason not to believe it.

I'm a Seagate man myself, although WD has my respect: Not many drives last 5+ years in the environment my father put his through and live to tell the tale (In fact, it's still spinning away to this day, with regular backups taking place for that inevitable day).

[Messerschmitt262a2a]

I´m a seagate-man, too but i think there are not really bad hard drives... i only buy seagate because of the 5 year warranty and the fact that they aren´t very expensive. they also are very silent

[speeddemon1092]

I just cried when i saw that drive tick... I always wanted a raptor JUST so i can watch it work wihtout having to open one of my drives... problem is, i dont have the money or a sATA enclosure for it T.T

[V2Texas]

Well, those kind of drives work about how it did in the video--Just without the clicking sound.

I think all WD owners cried and/or died a little inside when they saw the Click of Death. I know I did.

[speeddemon1092]

I dont have a western digital for my laptop internal. i have a seagate momentus, at 160gb and 5400 rpm it is my best drive. but what scres me is that i had another momentus, same specs, only it had a sATA interface and the one in my laptop has a pATA interface. But the sATA one had barely clocked 100 days running time b4 the click of death struck. it was in one of those cheap little portable enclosures... At least i now know the next laptop sATA drive i get will have a home!

[busybjorn]

In other words: Every drive that's producing this sound is dead?

If so, i've got two of those things lying around after being powered-up by an instable PSU.

[V2Texas]

Generic & comes-with-the-case PSU's are notorious for killing HDD's, and need to be swapped for higher-quality power supply units ASAP.

I've been using Dynex and RocketFish PSU's in my machines for the last 2 years without any hiccups.

[V2Texas]

Dynex and RocketFish PSU's can be found on V2 Tech's site at:

V2Texas . com / store / psu . html

(without the spaces).

[cheetawolf]

sounds like a relay :)

[zreiscool]

fucking owned!

[stevieu83]

Ouch. I've had bad luck with Western Digital drives. I've always used Seagate and only ever had one failure:- a 2.5" drive from about 12 years ago when I tried using it for the first time in many years, a week ago :)

I fear the click!

[LvCk3R]

I'm using one of these HDDs (WD1500AHFD aka WD RaptorX) since a year or so. Very fast, the VelociRaptor is the only S-ATA drive that is even faster.

It takes a lot to kill a WD drive, even my oldest WD (almost 10 years old) still works fine, SMART status is very good, while my other HDDs (Samsung Spinpoint series, some Maxtor HDDs, one Seagate HDD) already died.

[WroLeader]

Ehem... The click of death lol.

2 Possible reasons:

-Overheated

-Dying :'(

[alexchrisccc]

why do they just suddenly stop working? i have a 20gb western digital and it was just fine no problems now it makes clicking noises like that.

[Superdude688]

NOOOOOOOES

[staticxmako]

omfg good thing i got a fan on mine it giong to live for a wile hopfully becuase of the fan

[PikolUploader]

is there ANY way to fix that ? cuz mine does that too D:

[chikotube]

Yeah they get warm, too. I've got two 80mm case fans sitting in front of a rack of 5 drives in my PC.

[chikotube]

This is why backups are important, people. Either use a Raid-1,5, or 6 - or you can do scheduled backups of specific folders to an external drive.

[31stFFJumper]

I s the System Windows Vista ?

The Raptor X run not on Vista .........

Incompatieble.....

[V2Texas]

There was no operating system installed: The drive was physically damaged.

[imhungry493]

ahhahahahahahahahahahahaha

first of all it doesnt fucking matter what os is on it any hard drive will let it be installed

seconed learn how to spell

if your gonna post shit at least know what your talking about and dont post crap that isnt true

[imhungry493]

it works on any Opertating system moron

actually any OS works on it

[imhungry493]

sorry for the spam as i cannot edit my post that was a reply to31stFFJumper

[V2Texas]

imhungry493: The next time you feel the urge to leave a comment/reply regarding one of V2 Tech's videos, I would appreciate it if you would convey it/them with a sense of intelligence. There's no need for profanity.

And before criticizing someone's spelling, please consider the possibility of a language barrier. 31stFFJumper is from Germany, so English may not be his primary language.

I don't mind thoughts & opinions on these videos, but let's keep the discussion friendly and intelligent.

[imhungry493]

no problem

:P

i just thought it was funny

[Messerschmitt262a2a]

oh no! That poor Raptor! :-( i have a Seagate but i like the raptor, too!

[Nby21Blog]

this is bad :| ... i've got a 40hdd from 2004 and are there any chances of it to fail? because i have important data on it, but i want to buy a new one after a couple of months when they will be cheaper (also summer is comming and i don't think it will stand up to he heat)

[slaterking1000]

DAMM they cost alot

[Piacco2706]

oh no! poor hdd. =( it looks so helpless with the slow moveing little thing in it.

R.I.P. Raptor X

[joshuamarius]

That sucks! I hope my baby never does that :(

[doyouhavedrift]

uh... did you cool it properly? if you didnt, think about this: 10,000RPM HDD= REALLY HIGH HEAT+ no cooling= bum bun bum....

[V2Texas]

Agreed. I run 2 x 300GB SATA Seagate hard drives, and I slapped 80x80x15mm HDD coolers on them from day 1.

For 7200RPM drives, they generate a great deal of heat, but nothing compared to what a 10K RPM Raptor can.

After 20 seconds of video, the WD drive was already very warm to the touch, so I can only imagine how hot it gets after an hour or so.

You don't need 3-figure cooling, just a simple fan to move the heat away from your drive(s), and good case cooling to draw the heat out.

[J0rdan0903]

I got this problem too!! Can the data recover? Can this problem be fix??

[V2Texas]

You would need to call up Western Digital and ask them that question. As far as data recovery is concerned, I'm not sure if that would be possible depending on the exact nature of your problem.

[J0rdan0903]

Oh no... I have a lot of data inside, it's a pain if all the data lose. Anyway, I'll try and ask them, if it can't work, may be I'll just claim the warranty then. Thanks for the advice

[V2Texas]

That's a bummer. Remember, though, that if you try the data recovery route, that can quickly climb into the 4-figure range (depending on who you use, their methods/rates, etc), so it would be best to weigh the value of your files versus the cost of a data recovery session.

Please note that these suggestions are from my own personal experiences; since I'm not there and can't physically see/test your drive, I'm only going on memory.

Good luck with your situation.

[c0rrupts3ct0r555]

hey did you know i checked the warranty on this drive thru WD and it had one up until 2012... you coulda send the drive back for Warranty to WD and sold it as sealed...

[V2Texas]

I did, and it would have been nice to, but I was just looking for a fast turnaround on the drive. I was able to make positive money off it, and that's what I needed at that time. As my business grows, I'll begin to look into those options, but I'm too small at the moment to go that route. Thanks for the heads up, though. A 6 year warranty is nice for both business and end-user needs, and rivals Seagate's 5 year warranties.

[c0rrupts3ct0r555]

yikes... i run 3 raptor x in a raid 0 and i hope i never hear this sound out of my drives...

[V2Texas]

I heard that! I bought this drive as part of a large lot, and when I spotted it, I said "money maker," until I went to test it. Broke my heart when I heard the clicking, but I was able to sell it off for a small profit to a more experienced tech, so all is well :)