You'll need to replace the drive first - then reinstall. If you need assistance selecting a replacement drive, supply the system model number (i.e., Inspiron N5110, 5521, etc.).
Is the hard drive getting detected in BIOS? Run a hardware diagnostics by following this link & check if there is any error listed.
You can try to reseat the drive & check if that helps.
Please click on the message tab – click new message & search for my Dell username (Dell-Sreejith R) & send a private message with the service tag, registered name & email address.
I believe it's dead now and you need to buy a new one.
Happened with me when I opened my hard drive out of curiosity and then fixed back after some time. Unfortunately, I stopped working and made the same noise as yours.
I still have HDD with me in hope that someday, I will be able to recover the data on it. :(
island38
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February 10th, 2018 05:00
Does someone know how to fix this? It will turn on but makes a funny noise and won't go back to factory settings or let me troubleshoot
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February 10th, 2018 07:00
You'll need to replace the drive first - then reinstall. If you need assistance selecting a replacement drive, supply the system model number (i.e., Inspiron N5110, 5521, etc.).
Dell-SreejithR
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February 11th, 2018 21:00
Thank you for your message.
Is the hard drive getting detected in BIOS? Run a hardware diagnostics by following this link & check if there is any error listed.
You can try to reseat the drive & check if that helps.
Please click on the message tab – click new message & search for my Dell username (Dell-Sreejith R) & send a private message with the service tag, registered name & email address.
supremerave
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February 11th, 2018 22:00
I believe it's dead now and you need to buy a new one.
Happened with me when I opened my hard drive out of curiosity and then fixed back after some time. Unfortunately, I stopped working and made the same noise as yours.
I still have HDD with me in hope that someday, I will be able to recover the data on it. :(
Buy a new please.