I just installed a 1tb Western Digital Caviar Blue, and am formatting it for the first time as I write this... It is making a burning/melting smell. I have never known a component to create such a smell, while not be causing my machine to beep horrendously. I will power down and inspect the drive when it is done.. This can't be normal.
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New Hard Drive Smell?
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