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    1420 Hard Drive Click

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by hak, Jul 24, 2007.

  1. hak

    hak Newbie

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    My 1420's hard drive is making a "clicking" sound (it sounds the the second hand on some watches) when it is not spinning. I know a humming sound is normal from a hard drive when it is spinning but is a clicking sound normal?
     
    hak, Jul 24, 2007
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  2. einhander

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    clicking = signs of hdd dying soon...
     
    einhander, Jul 24, 2007
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    is it a continuous clicking sound?
     
    brianj320, Jul 24, 2007
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  4. hak

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    It is consitent like a metrodome almost, clicking once every second or two. It seems like every time the hard drive acess light blinks it clicks but the opposite (everytime it clicks he hard drive acess light blinks) is not always true.
     
    hak, Jul 24, 2007
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  5. brianj320

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    sounds like a bad HDD. if you have any important info on there now get it off cause you may lose it. besides that, call Dell and get a new one sent.
     
    brianj320, Jul 24, 2007
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    While it usually does mean HDD death, and I would contact Dell, clicking doesn't always mean it's dying. I have a 500GB Seagate that clicks every now and then when accessing data, but that's just how it is, it's a noisy drive, and was confirmed by Seagate. I would still get a new one from Dell just to be safe though.
     
    Mugen Yarrr, Jul 24, 2007
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    I thought my hard drive was clicking, then I realized it was just a Windows sound...
     
    ViolentGreen, Jul 24, 2007
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  8. kgeier82

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    i have a seagate 120gb 5400 in my dell, that does this exact thing. Its just how it works.

    kinda sounds like the head parking every 2-4 seconds. Nothing you can do about it. The drive is a ok for sure.
     
    kgeier82, Jul 24, 2007
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  9. Osserpse

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    Yea, it's fine. If you're worried about HDD health, just run some transfer read/write benchmarks. As long as it's a general slope, you're good.
     
    Osserpse, Jul 24, 2007
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