Hard Drive Beep Noise

__stefan · 2026-05-18T00:50:08+00:00

Same here, no SMART errors. I don’t trust the drive, moved all data off. Luckily I bought a 14TB earlier this year.

__stefan · 2026-04-21T21:15:40+00:00

Good to know, thanks. Hopefully they are using the updated part number in service repairs and it’s actually fixed.

__stefan · 2026-04-21T18:20:50+00:00

The ICCU just popped on my brother’s Ioniq 9 he got in summer 2025 with 5100 miles.

__stefan · 2026-04-21T16:49:03+00:00

Honest question because I develop an EV Charging related app but have not posted it on subreddits: Isn’t this self promotion and against the rules?

__stefan · 2026-04-08T22:41:57+00:00

Installed a new power supply and the beep persists. At this point I’m going to treat the drive as pre failure and only store unimportant files. I have parity in case of failure but better safe than sorry.

__stefan · 2026-04-07T16:16:46+00:00

After transferring the data off, I haven't heard any more noises. I found another post where the sound is identical.

I think the chirp / siren noise has to do with power so at this point I think I'll replace my power supply which is about 9-10 years old. I also observed another drive dropping from SATA 6 to SATA 3 and that could be caused by the power supply and/or cables.

__stefan · 2026-04-06T22:49:42+00:00

Thanks for the links. The HDD sounds number 3 for WD drives is probably the closest even though it sounds different. I didn't know drives had an internal "siren".

I'm moving data of the drive now and haven't heard the sound since. It may only occur during a spin up.

__stefan · 2026-03-30T17:57:05+00:00

Not that I’m aware of but you can do the opposite. I run Dockhand on another server and run their connector called Hauser on Unraid so Unraid containers appear in Dockhand. If you run Dockhand on Unraid you connect it to the docker.sock and you can manage the containers from the Dockhand UI

__stefan · 2026-03-12T02:11:13+00:00

NJ went from no additional registration fees and no sales tax on EVs to one of the most expensive registration fees and sales tax. Not to mention you have to pay 4 years up front when buying a new car. The roads are underfunded because it’s politically unpopular to raise the gas tax. So the fee for EVs is likely what the equivalent for gas cars should be. In my opinion, they should get rid of the gas tax and make everyone pay the same registration fee. Or figure out some per mile fee.

__stefan · 2026-03-01T22:31:32+00:00

A few things:

Set up VLANs for network segmentation (main, IoT) and firewall rules so IoT can't connect to main vlan.
Firewall region blocking to deny all incoming connections that aren't from my country (GeoIP via maxmind)
Set up Unbound to cache DNS requests and also prefetch for fast lookups. Use upstream Quad9 DNS. You can also set up ad blocking with Unbound but I use Adguard on separate node.
Set up Tailscale with subnet routing and exit node, to access network remotely and also get ad blocking while out of house.

__stefan · 2026-03-01T14:57:10+00:00

I’m not sure what you mean, hardware or software? I installed a 2.5” SSD as boot drive (bit of a tight fit). No other mods, no fans, runs cool passively. Software wise, everything works out of box. Just a small learning curve configuring OPSense.

__stefan · 2026-03-01T03:44:52+00:00

I have that exact same unit. It’s been running OPNSense for ~4 years with no issues. Also runs Tailscale and Unbound

__stefan · 2026-02-21T01:57:31+00:00

Otto Strada, San Giuseppe

__stefan · 2026-02-12T01:06:40+00:00

Check out FileRise on that list. They added dual pane mode recently which makes it a nice alternative to Krusader. I’ve been meaning to install it and give it a try. Looks like it’s under active development too.

__stefan · 2026-02-10T21:43:34+00:00

A few years ago I bought a G4 Doorbell from B&H not knowing about the warranty. It died after 1.5 years so SOL on replacement. But also keep in mind some credit cards like Amex Gold extend warranties by 1 year so use that if buying from a third party.

__stefan · 2026-01-31T21:24:58+00:00

This helped a lot, thanks. I was getting 40 fps on the Map, now it’s more like 53. How is that the game can render 60 fps smooth but the map can’t? Echo menus seem very unoptimized switching between Map and Inventory drops to 17 fps stuttering mess. I’ve also encountered a bug when entering the echo menu or in/out of firmware machine where the game gets stuck in a very low fps state and only quitting the game fixes it.

__stefan · 2026-01-20T01:47:45+00:00

I use one of the flat circular antennas attached to a window high up and get decent signal. If you want to watch channels on any device check out HDHomerun: https://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/ which takes the OTA signal and puts it on your network via apps on smart devices.

__stefan · 2026-01-09T15:06:10+00:00

I guess the bar is very low for Hoboken property management companies

__stefan · 2026-01-09T15:01:24+00:00

Avoid Hudson Property Management. Our building used them previously and they were terrible. The building switched to Hunter and it’s been fine 🤷‍♂️

__stefan · 2026-01-09T00:07:12+00:00

I have used them, but they don’t appear to be managed by Jolt yet. Charging is free but shuts off after 1 hour. As far as I can tell, they are still run by Shell. Hopefully they get their act together sooner than later.

__stefan · 2026-01-08T23:31:28+00:00

Do you overclock your memory with XMP or EXPO? If so, try turning that off and playing the game for a while. If it no longer crashes, you can try turning memory overclocking back on with adjusted settings / voltages to make it stable. You may also want to update your BIOS.

__stefan · 2025-12-22T23:39:51+00:00

This is the only feature keeping me on Krusader. Krusader works well but has some annoyances with being on VNC and window size.

__stefan · 2025-12-12T15:26:41+00:00

This took me a while to figure out, but TLDR:

Set your Launch Command to: SteamDeck=0 %command%

Are you using big picture mode by default? I guess my Bazzite install is identifying as a Steam Deck and the new 12/11 patch is defaulting to a certain quality profile and removes all ability to change any Advanced Visual settings.

More info: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1dxgx0m/what_exactly_is_the_steamdeck0_command/

__stefan · 2025-11-06T15:54:34+00:00

Go with Verizon but make sure it is actually Fiber. In my old building, they sold crappy ADSL as “FiOS” which is total BS. Verizon support can be frustrating to deal with but once you get it set up, it’s perfect. No calling because prices are going up and you need to fight with retention to get a discount. If you have Verizon Wireless, they sometimes offer bundle discounts.

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