The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    western digital scorpio blue 2.5" hard drive making loud clicking noise

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ARGH, Jun 25, 2009.

  1. ARGH

    ARGH Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    391
    Messages:
    1,883
    Likes Received:
    24
    Trophy Points:
    56
    one of my raid array (western digital) drives failed and was sent a replacement. this replacement has the blue label on it and it made a loud clicking sound so i requested another replacement. the replacement that arrived also makes this clicking sound. what the hell is going on with western digital? i don't know what to do now.
     
    ARGH, Jun 25, 2009
    #1
  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    2,779
    Messages:
    7,957
    Likes Received:
    87
    Trophy Points:
    216
    did you test the drive in another computer?
    Maybe it's not the drive that's the problem.
     
    moral hazard, Jun 25, 2009
    #2
  3. mangoman_au

    mangoman_au Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Is that like a really really loud click which happens intermittently.

    I reckon something like that happens on mine about every few hours. Horrrid sound. I'm sure ive heard it on a few hard drives before so ive just put up with it.
     
    mangoman_au, Jun 25, 2009
    #3
  4. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

    Reputations:
    4,740
    Messages:
    8,513
    Likes Received:
    3,823
    Trophy Points:
    431
    look for hdparm it will get rid of the ticking
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jun 25, 2009
    #4
  5. ARGH

    ARGH Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    391
    Messages:
    1,883
    Likes Received:
    24
    Trophy Points:
    56
    yes, just as you describe. happens a few times an hour and at random.
     
    ARGH, Jun 25, 2009
    #5
  6. ARGH

    ARGH Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    391
    Messages:
    1,883
    Likes Received:
    24
    Trophy Points:
    56
    i don't think that program will work as as it can only identify drives on IDE, my drives are on a raid setting.
     
    ARGH, Jun 25, 2009
    #6