Question: Hello,
Both my SSD’s have been making these weird sounds, the one in the video is brand new.
I’ve held the SSD against my ear when it was plugged and I confirm the sound comes from them
It also seem to cause certain Disk Write Errors.
Any clue on what is going on ?
Thanks
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1264411912219082753
Answer:
https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln80281/the-solid-state-drive-ssd-on-my-laptop-makes-a-strange-squeal-buzzing-noise?lang=en
That tech note is confusing. The title suggests that the noise is coming from the SSD, but the body of the article states that the noise is in the power circuitry for the CPU on the mainboard (not the SSD’s flash controller).
Normally I would associate buzzing sounds with inductors. Loose windings can rattle audibly under certain load conditions.
The inductors can be seen in the top left corner of this PCB, just below the screw hole:
https://www.tweaktown.com/image.php?image=images.tweaktown.com/content/8/3/8334_09_wd-blue-3d-sandisk-ultra-1tb-sata-iii-ssd-review_full.jpg