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As soon as I plug in the USB cable to my desktop's USB port, and the external Hard Drive starts spinning, it keeps scritching. Please listen to my audio file. I bought it in 2015, but I plug it i...
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As soon as I plug in the USB cable to my desktop's USB port, and the external Hard Drive starts spinning, it keeps [scritching](https://soundcloud.com/user-67687430/orange-hd/s-VNxMcBIwTwM?si=952f8e9a43d347bc9f7387e6281099a1). Please listen to my audio file.
- As soon as I plug in the USB cable to my desktop's USB port, and the external Hard Drive starts spinning, it keeps [scritching](https://soundcloud.com/user-67687430/orange-hd/s-VNxMcBIwTwM?si=952f8e9a43d347bc9f7387e6281099a1). Please listen to my audio file.
- I bought it in 2015, but I plug it in just 4 times a year to backup files. It appears normally in Windows Explorer.
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Why does my external Hard Drive keep squealing?
As soon as I plug in the USB cable to my desktop's USB port, and the external Hard Drive starts spinning, it keeps [scritching](https://soundcloud.com/user-67687430/orange-hd/s-VNxMcBIwTwM?si=952f8e9a43d347bc9f7387e6281099a1). Please listen to my audio file.