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I never really figured out why this fading thing happened (mine was a seagate drive btw).
I actually just pulled the drive out and put in a WD green 2tb drive we had laying around.
I know this might not really be what you want to hear and its not a solution either but harddrives can't live forever, my drive was about the same age too, 5-6 years.
I never had any problems with my drive and the S.M.A.R.T readings where nothing out of the ordinary, so i guess you could just keep using the drive as long as you can.
However please do NOT store anything important or irreplaceable on the drive because it might just be on its last years!
The weird fading sound is probably created from the bearing going bad, this theory can be backed up by holding the drive to your ear and slowly turning it, from mine i hear a whining/whistling noise wich i presume come from the bearing/motor.
Just dont drop the drive if youre going to do this..
I guess you should just leave it be and take my word for it that the drive is old, mechanical parts degrade and brake and that it might just die on you without any warning. So back up your important data and save up for a new ssd and/or a new harddrive (wich are really cheap now)
I learned my lesson from not trusting people when it came to ssd's btw... Now i have finally bought the 850 Evo 250GB and im happier than ever before, because its just that snappy!