This hard drive is incredibly noisy. Like it is eating celery non-stop all day. Why?

Could it be that you do not have it installed on mounts with rubber isolation? Are you using it as an operating system drive or swap drive? Mine are all whisper quiet, but used for large file storage and are mounted in plastic cages with rubber isolators. Any drive is going to be noisy if it's hard mounted to metal and has to seek all the time.

Does this drive have international WD warranty?

That's a legal question and the answer may depend on where you are located. You should ask Western Digital directly. Also, a warning: some sellers here on Amazon sell OEM drives which do not have a Western Digital warranty. This has happened to me three times. In each case, Amazon has helped me exchanged the drive for one that was under warranty. I make it a habit to register every new drive with Western Digital as soon as I receive it. That way I'm sure it is under warranty.

My dell t3600 does not support 12tb drive. has anyone been successful in using a simple add-on storage controller with 12tb? what brand/model?

Hi, the problem is coming from the BIOS and from the Brand of the hard disk. try to update your bios and/or go to the website of dell to download specific fix on the support page.

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💼 Power your data empire with WD Gold — where speed meets rock-solid reliability!

WORKLOAD WARRIOR - Handles up to 550TB of data written annually without breaking a sweat
HELIO SEAL INNOVATION - Low power consumption and cooler operation for 12TB+ models
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The Western Digital 16TB WD Gold is a 3.5-inch enterprise-class internal hard drive designed for demanding data centers and professional workloads. Featuring a blazing 7200 RPM spindle speed, SATA 6 Gb/s interface, and 512 MB cache, it delivers exceptional performance and durability with up to 2.5 million hours MTBF and workload capability of 550TB per year. Enhanced with vibration protection and HelioSeal technology, this drive ensures efficient, reliable, and cool operation for mission-critical storage.

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Brand	Western Digital
Product Dimensions	14.7 x 10.16 x 2.61 cm; 670 g
Batteries	1 A batteries required.
Item model number	WD161KRYZ
Manufacturer	Western Digital
Series	WD Gold
Color	Gold
Form Factor	3.5-inch
Hard Drive Size	16 GB
Hard Disk Description	Mechanical Hard Disk
Hard Drive Interface	Serial ATA-600
Hard Disk Rotational Speed	7200 RPM
Number of USB 2.0 Ports	1
Number of USB 3.0 Ports	1
Wattage	50
Hardware Platform	Mac, PC
Are Batteries Included	No
Lithium Battery Energy Content	2.6 British Thermal Units (BTUs)
Lithium Battery Packaging	Batteries contained in equipment
Lithium Battery Weight	0.5 milligrams
Number Of Lithium Ion Cells	7
Number of Lithium Metal Cells	7
Item Weight	670 g

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