I tried the experiment you suggested and putting the drive on a sponge definitely helped. When I have a bit more time, I'll see what I can do to reduce the vibrations.

Thanks again.

Thank you for sharing your experience with WD drives, Abula. I really would like to get a drive a minimum 4 TB, in order to avoid multiplying them on the long term, but I will still be looking in the direction you suggested. As to moving my PC/NAS out of my hearing range, I have considered that solu...

Hi and thank you for your detailed answer, I should indeed say more about my usage: I am using the drive as a means to store my ever-growing collection of movies and TV shows, as well as personal files. I also have an SSD which is where my OS run, but I need the mechanical drive because SSD are stil...

Hi everyone, My current PC is already quite the silent. However, the part that is by far the louder is the HDD (4 TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 5400 RPM). The problem is not that the drive is particularly loud when reading or writing data. It is that even when the drive is idle, I can clearly hear the d...