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    1330 HDD clicking sound

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ahuneeu1, Sep 4, 2008.

  1. ahuneeu1

    ahuneeu1 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi there:

    I've got a 1330 with a Seagate Momentum 7200 RPM 200 GB drive.

    The drive produces this very irritating clicking sound every once in a while.

    Whats going on? Is this normal? I'm afraid i might lose my data, and even though this was not the case, the sound still bugs me...

    any ideas?
     
    ahuneeu1, Sep 4, 2008
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  2. teknerd122

    teknerd122 Notebook Evangelist

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    I used to get that on my 8600 (Running the stock Toshiba 30gb hdd). It persisted for about a year, off and on, before the hard drive finally died. I'm thankful that I backed up the hard drive prior to the final crash. If I were you, I'd make sure to back things up on a weekly basis.
     
    teknerd122, Sep 4, 2008
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    xileS Notebook Geek

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    I think I have the same HDD (ST9250421ASG), that constant clicking sound is really annoying if it's quiet in the room. My classmates even hear it in the lessons. Also the HDD led blinks all the time. Is this all normal? Or do I have to contact Dell for this? I thought the other M1330's hadn't this so extreme.
     
    xileS, Sep 5, 2008
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    xileS Notebook Geek

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    I tried NHC, but it didn't make difference with hdd on max performance.
     
    xileS, Sep 9, 2008
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