Hello All,

I installed a new hard drive in my Dell notebook last week end. As well I
did a clean install of XP Pro. Everything runs OK but I keep hearing a
clicking sound coming from within the notebook which can only be the hard
drive. This can happen when the computer is idle.
The other drive didn't do this, and I don't think that it's a faulty drive
so is there something is the XP setup that could be causing this?

Thanks
Brian

if its an actual physical clicking sound, and not one over
the speakers, then i would recomend leaving the hdd turned
off till u have it checked out. hdd's spin at high speeds
and any noise (besdides the usual whirring) such as
clicking or grinding suggest a physical fault with ur hdd.
have it checked out by a professional, as u could risk
loosing all ur data to a burnt out hdd.
otherwise cant help.


>-----Original Message-----
>Hello All,
>
>I installed a new hard drive in my Dell notebook last
week end. As well I
>did a clean install of XP Pro. Everything runs OK but I
keep hearing a
>clicking sound coming from within the notebook which can
only be the hard
>drive. This can happen when the computer is idle.
>The other drive didn't do this, and I don't think that
it's a faulty drive
>so is there something is the XP setup that could be
causing this?
>
>Thanks
>Brian
>
>
>.
>

While it is easy to suggest that you replace the HD BEFORE it craps, it is
suggesting you spend your hard-earned $$, but, if it were my $$, I would do
it now before you lose your important data.

"anon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1bd6601c42153$d2848980$(E-Mail Removed)...
> if its an actual physical clicking sound, and not one over
> the speakers, then i would recomend leaving the hdd turned
> off till u have it checked out. hdd's spin at high speeds
> and any noise (besdides the usual whirring) such as
> clicking or grinding suggest a physical fault with ur hdd.
> have it checked out by a professional, as u could risk
> loosing all ur data to a burnt out hdd.
> otherwise cant help.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hello All,
> >
> >I installed a new hard drive in my Dell notebook last
> week end. As well I
> >did a clean install of XP Pro. Everything runs OK but I
> keep hearing a
> >clicking sound coming from within the notebook which can
> only be the hard
> >drive. This can happen when the computer is idle.
> >The other drive didn't do this, and I don't think that
> it's a faulty drive
> >so is there something is the XP setup that could be
> causing this?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Brian
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Windows is software. Software, because it is soft, does not make noise.
Hardware, because it is hard, can make noise. That is not Windows code
rattling around in you laptop -- that is the well-known "Click Of Doom" that
precedes a catastrophic drive failure.

steve




"NoSpam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello All,
>
> I installed a new hard drive in my Dell notebook last week end. As well I
> did a clean install of XP Pro. Everything runs OK but I keep hearing a
> clicking sound coming from within the notebook which can only be the hard
> drive. This can happen when the computer is idle.
> The other drive didn't do this, and I don't think that it's a faulty drive
> so is there something is the XP setup that could be causing this?
>
> Thanks
> Brian
>
>