This page is dedicated to the unspeakably cruelty of tortured and dying harddisks. At least it provides some satisfaction if you can hear the thing that shredded your data die. In other words: have fun while listening to broken (or almost broken) disks. :)
Why this page? Well, maybe just because I feel satisfaction if I hear harddisks suffering after they destroyed my data and force me to pray for getting a replacement drive from the manufactorer or to spend money on a new drive. So if you like the sounds of computer equipment suffering, you're on the right page. ;)
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deathstar.ogg This is the disk that started this page. The fourth disk I had from IBM's DTLA series. All bought before all the gossip about the flawed Desktar series appeared on the internet. Too late, I already bought the disks, because I was very satisfied with earlier IBM disks. So, one day the disk decided to break. It was only about half a year old. And everytime I listen to this sound I get this exciting feeling, knowing that the drive just shredded some MB of data. :P |
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conner.ogg This is a fairly old disk that used to work for a long time. I can't remember when it broke, just that it is broken now. The sticker on the disk reads "Attention! Windows ME!". Go figure! |
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wdc.ogg This disk is not broken yet. It's the normal spinup sound of the drive. While the drive runs happily it doesn't sound very healthy to me. This is by far the best one. |
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wdc2.ogg What your hear is the sound of the drive after the first access. It then goes into a endless loop of clicks. Too bad it doesn't end in a more spectacular sound. :) |
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seagate.ogg The techno drive. Featuring a 60 bpm rhythm, I wouldn't trust any of my data to this drive. If you wait long enough you eventually get the data you requested. Or not, depending on the drive's mood and moon phase. |
Have more sounds of dead or otherwise suffering harddisk? Send them to me and I'll include them in this list.
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