Windows 10: Hard Drive Noise

Hi,My Surface laptop intermittently makes a strange sound whenever it is in sleep mode. For example, it sounds like the hard drive spinning every 3-4 minutes while the unit is asleep. This only happens when in the sleep mode. In idea how to stop this?Mark

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Hard drive makes noise

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Community.

We understand your concern and we will provide the assistance required to help you resolve the issue.

Before we proceed, I would like you to provide the information stated below:

1. Do you mean that you hard drive makes noise?

2. When exactly do you hear the "noise"?

3. Can you boot into your desktop?

For now, I would suggest that you check if the hard drive or the fan located inside your system makes the noise. I suspect that the culprit might be the fan.



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Overclock your hard drive!!!

Heres a much easier hack that I realized quite a few years ago that really does work!

REQUIREMENTS:

• Hard drive with molex power connection.
• PSU with more than 1 strand that has molex plugs on it.
• Wire strippers, soldering iron if you're fancy, electrical tape if you're not.

STEPS:

• Take the strand of connectors from your PSU, and decide which one will be the donator for this overclocking adventure.
• Cut the yellow and orange cables, then twist them together.
• Find the power connector you've chosen as the overclocking connector, and release the orange cable from the connector. Now use your preferred method to bind them together, then place it back together.
• Plug in a drive and feel the speed!

Congratulations! You've just overclocked your hard drive!

 

Hard drive/ OS issue

a guy suggested :

• shutdown
• unhooked HDD
• restarted
• yay !!
• reconnected HDD
• restarted
• yay !!

also , try method 3
Drive Where Windows is Installed is Locked: How to Unlock It