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scsi makes regular noise

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by alex

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Two SCSI HDD on NT4.0 BDC makes specific sound every 10 min - it sound like parking heads. Is it normal? Maybe SCSI HDD`s have something like SMART or defragmentation built in?

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by debisse

is it possible, that the 10 minutes are energy saving settings from the BIOS.
We had the same problem with IDE Disks in one Compaq Test Server. I'm not sure if it works also with SCSI Disks.
Look for the BIOS Settings, disable any energy settingsand test it

best regards

by dbowlin

I had a mysterious, intermittent sound coming from a SCSI drive. About 2 weeks later it crashed. Make sure you have a good back up, and possibly a replacement on hand, if you cannot track the sound to another cause.

by ccsbz

the only time any drive sound funny if they are mirrored. suggestion backup your DATA and replace your drives.

by estebandelatorre

Watch on the event log file, if there is such a problem with the hdd or controler, and due to the fact that the server keeps on running, there should be posted something there.
If the bdc has only the role of authenticating users but no other such as file system or printserver, some power safe feature may be activated, don't worry save enregy!

hope it helps!

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