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    Clicking noise on power up

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by cjn.simona, Apr 5, 2008.

  1. cjn.simona

    cjn.simona Notebook Guru

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    I have a new Western Digital 120 gb 5400 rpm hdd to my dell d630, which was given by a friend b/c he couldn't use it anyway. My previous hdd is ok, but I need a larger one.
    The hdd has a clicking noise on power up and doesn't properly ID in Windows.
    I tried to boot up from the dvd drive and it's not working. Is there anything I can do to repair it ?

    Thanks,
    Simona
     
    cjn.simona, Apr 5, 2008
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  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Have you completely reformatted it and reinstalled your OS of choice?
     
    pixelot, Apr 5, 2008
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  3. Ayle

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    Clicking at startup is normal.
     
    Ayle, Apr 5, 2008
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    cjn.simona Notebook Guru

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    Hi, I could not reformat it. The hdd doesn't id in windows, so I could not do anything.
     
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    Well, like Ayle said, (some) clicking at startup is normal.
     
    pixelot, Apr 5, 2008
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    Have you partitioned and formatted it?
    Windows won't see it if it isn't formatted.
     
    chelet, Apr 5, 2008
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    Don't forget to disable sata/ahci in the bios if you're planning to install xp, otherwise the disk will stay invisible.
     
    Ayle, Apr 5, 2008
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    I already asked that, and he already answered.
     
    pixelot, Apr 5, 2008
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    Hello, again !
    I am planing to use the new Western Digital SATA hdd as external, in an enclosure. However, it appears invisible in "my computer". Is there any tool to make it visible? Or, how to disable sata in the bios, as Ayle says?
    Thanks again !
    Simona
     
    cjn.simona, Apr 10, 2008
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