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Intel 320 SSD Makes noise when I scroll!

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Okay, So I am sitting here on my bed, and I hear a sound when I'm scrolling down a page...

It actually sounds like a hamster getting laid. So I was like "what the hell?"

So I narrowed it down to my SSD. The SSD is a 120GB Intel 320 Series in a Early 2008 MacBook if that matters.


I just want to know if this is normal, or if my 9 month old SSD is going to fail.

I use this computer every day, and I am going to raise frigging hell with Intel if this dies in less than a year of owning it.

I use this every day for work and I HAVE to have it. Period.
 
I've actually have a similar experience with an Sandisk SSD extreme in my Thinkpad X61. I just peg it to sensitive hearing.
 
On some desktops it's not the SSD but the chipset.

Not sure if that's possible with the Laptop, but I can def. hear it on 1 of my systems.
 
I know it's kind of weird, but I have pitch perfect hearing, and it's really annoying.

If this dies, Imma burn down an intel factory...... -_-

Is there any fix to this? Or is it a death sign?
 
i dont believe ssd would make noise when scrolling. but depending on browser, i could believe other components would.

but ssd drives can make sounds. try something ssd intensive like copying an iso on and off.

/guy who turns his monitor brightness up so its not so loud.
 
It's whenever I am scrolling down a page. Chrome, MS Office, TextEdit; Dosent matter.
 
Another interesting thread about SSD squeak:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=62724

In which one poster confirms the noise is coming from the SSD while it's a meter away from the rest of the PC, and another talks about how there has to be voltage regulators and switching supplies on SSDs, which can make noise.

SSD squeak shouldn't be considered a sign of impending failure. Mostly because SSDs generally don't give any signs of impending failure like HDDs do, but also because the likely causes of the squeak have nothing to do with their integrity.
 
How do you know what hamsters sound like when they're getting laid???
 
Any SSD can make some noise. It's certainly not terribly common/noticeable, but it's also not specific to a brand.
 
Skakruk said:
Try the Samsung 840 drives. I have one and it appears to be silent. My Crucial M4s, on the other hand, do emit a certain amount of squeal but it varies from drive to drive.
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Pay for a 128GB 840, I'll use it. Can't afford one. Obama fuc**d my money. I made half of what I did in 2007 the past 2 years.

I'm getting: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CORSAIR-FOR...-INTERNAL-SSD-CSSD-F120GB2-BRKT-/310550624485

As long as Obama dosen't anal rape my wallet, I should be able to finish my desktop build and get this SSD in a month or two
 
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Skakruk said:
Try the Samsung 840 drives. I have one and it appears to be silent. My Crucial M4s, on the other hand, do emit a certain amount of squeal but it varies from drive to drive.
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I can't really say I've heard much from SSDs (Intel 320, M4, or Samsung). Since OP is using a laptop, it's more than likely the annoying noise the CPU makes when switching states or from the voltage regulators dealing with the power draw on disk access.

I have a Samsung 830 512GB that replaced a Samsung 500GB 7200rpm disk in a Latitude E6420, and while my laptop is now completely quiet most of the time, it still makes an intermittent, annoying, high-pitched squealing/gargling/scratching noise when the drive was under heavy use. The noise is even more noticeable when the system is idle and some background process decided to do something :mad:. The pitch varies depending on what the power profile I'm using -- less noticeable squealing when it's in the performance mode, more noticeable squealing when it's in any sort of mode that tries to save power.

Probably not a sign of drive failure, and aside from the BAD_CTX issue (which seems to happen on abrupt power loss), the Intel 320s are reportedly quite solid (have a G2 and a G3/320, no issues over the last 2-3 years). (also have an M4 128GB over the last 1-2 years no problems)
 
My ADATA SSD in my laptop does this too! Since it hasn't failed in a year, I agree that it isn't a sign of imminent failure. It isn't a very loud sound but I have better hearing than most and my office is very quiet.

Although an odd topic, thanks for starting this thread. Now I know I'm not the only one hearing things!
 
Are you hearing this noise from the SSD or the speakers. If its the speakers, its normal electrical noise. I hear it in my headphones and I don't think its coming from your SSD..
 
HDDs can do surprising things. I for one didn't know HDDs can beep untill I heard it happen on multiple different computers. A file access coding error caused a situation where the HDD started beeping repeatedly and loud. On some computers it could be muted from volume controls and on some computers it seemed to originate directly from the hdd and no volume control would shut it down.
 
I currently have an Intel® SSD X-25M in my system at home, an Intel® SSD 520 120GB on my system here at work and a new Intel SSD 335 240GB drive that I have just loaded an OS to for another system and I have never heard a sound from any of them. However the whitepage of the does list that there maybe a vibration with the drive in the 500 to 700 Hz so I guess it is possible that you hear something. If the sound is that load for you I would see if you can pick up a couple cork washers and try to put them between the SSD and the mounting screws to help limit the noise.
 
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