My computer is making a weird noise

So, I recently swapped my OS over to a new SSD and kept my old HDD just for storing movies and shows. While I was messing around with the partitions on the HDD, I ended up converting it into a dynamic disk.

Ever since that change, my PC has been making this weird noise every once in a while—it’s that same loud beep I used to hear during startup before I installed the SSD. It’s a sharp sound followed by a few seconds of something quieter. Everything runs fine though; no freezes or glitches, nothing.

Anyone have a clue what might be causing this?

Does it sound like a Bill Gates beep during POST, or more like a mechanical noise?
The only thing I can think of is hearing an HDD spin up and down. Since it's no longer part of the system, Windows just powers it down when it’s idle.

Yeah, sounds like it happens during startup. I did a little digging online and saw a few spots suggesting this might be a sign that the hard drive is dying.

I actually went to click on the drive, and the second I opened it, I heard that noise. Everything looked empty for a second before the folders finally popped up. Is it normal for it to stay powered down like that, or should I change some settings to keep it spinning constantly (if that's even an option)?

It’s perfectly normal to hear the drive spin up. It takes a second for the data to actually load, too. I'm fairly certain you can just toggle that off in the power management settings.

Thanks, it was set to 20 minutes, and I was just getting worked up because it kept flickering on and off. Thought something had gone sideways.

Hopefully, we’re all good now.