How to eliminate noise on a seagate hard drive and not be so annoying

We come to refer to the mechanical Seagate of a certain capacity, which make a noise similar to a " click " when we leave them for a while to rest. If your hard drive makes these noises, we bring two good news: your hard drive is not dying and the other is fixed. Next, we will tell you why it happens and how to fix it.

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Solve the problems of Head Parking, buzzing, clicking…

Many call this fact in different ways, but for those of us who speak Spanish, we tend to call it "strange noises" or the like. These noises are found in the Seagate Ironwolf and Barracuda, mainly.

It does not mean that our HDD is coming to an end, it is totally normal. We know that it is a very annoying sound that, if we do not have the headphones on, we hear them normally. For those who have one of the named models, try leaving your Seagate at rest (doing nothing) and waiting for 3-5 minutes. If it doesn't make that noise, you won't have a problem.

However, others will experience that sound. Normally, they call this phenomenon as Head Parking and it is possible to solve it simply and quickly.

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KeepAlive HD: the solution to eliminate Head Parking or prevent your hard drive from it

We can solve the problem of Head Parking or prevent our Seagate from it through a program called KeepAlive HD. It is a beta program that apparently works. It is very easy to install and takes up little space. Isn't it perfect?

Before starting, you can download this program at this link. Once installed, we run it and get down to business. So, let's do the following:

We hit " Add drive " and look for the Seagate (or any other) that makes weird noises. Do not give him to accept yet.

Before giving it to accept we make sure that it is in “ Write ” and change the value “ seconds ” for “ minutes “. We also change the " 7 " to " 1 ". It must be as in the image.

Now, you have to give " start ". The program will start, so in theory, the noise problem should have been solved. We only have to configure it to start automatically every time we log in. Go to the " Settings " tab and select the " Auto- Run at startup ”and“ Delete text file after it has being written “.

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Final words and conclusion

The noises should have subsided after doing this little tutorial. We hope that it has served or helped you. If you have any questions, let us know below. Has your problem been solved? What experience have you had?