Clicking noise dont thinks its HDD.

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Please help I cant figure out where this clicking noise is coming from.I switched cases this last weekend (because of a power supply and i needed a new case) and it didn't click before.It has begun clicking only every once in a while maybe once a day for about 5 clicks then a couple more. It almost sounds like a modem noise like A phone click but I have no modem in the computer. My harddrive is right in front, and it doesnt sound like its coming from there. I suspect the power supply but i cant tell and would it click? There also is a high ptich whining that ill hear when i first start the computer up which will go away after its been running for a while which i think is the fan on the power supply.I have also doucle checked the fans, even looked for leaking capacitors on the MOBO. Does anyone else have any ideas,and if it is the power supply what would cause that?
' Thank you
Jeff


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if you have a spare HDD you could hook it up and see if the noise is still
there. But it does sound like a hard drive problem. Drives are good for
about 5 years because of the extreme heat they generate. When I buy a case,
I always make sure there is a fan blowing on them. Although my Thermaltake
does this somewhat, a 80gig drive still started failing(making funny
whinning noises). Antec cases(At least the Sonata II) has a better system
where a 120mm fan is mounted on the rear of the drive housing, sucking air
over the drives. The Antec P180's seem to have a 80mm fans right in the
drive bays. Whether this will help hard drive longevity is unknown to me.
I'll find out in a couple of years. I built a system using the same drive
that failed on me and an Antec Sonata 3 years ago. I'll see what happens
then.
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VanShania said:
if you have a spare HDD you could hook it up and see if the noise is still there. But it does
sound like a hard drive problem.
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Depends on the nature of the click.
Drives are good for about 5 years because of the extreme heat they generate.
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Oh bullshit. The absolute vast bulk of drives
get discarded because they are too small.
When I buy a case, I always make sure there is a fan blowing on them.
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Not really necessary if there is only one hard drive.
Although my Thermaltake does this somewhat, a 80gig drive still started failing(making funny
whinning noises).
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Some drives fail regardless of the temp.
Antec cases(At least the Sonata II) has a better system where a 120mm fan is mounted on the rear
of the drive housing, sucking air over the drives. The Antec P180's seem to have a 80mm fans right
in the drive bays. Whether this will help hard drive longevity is unknown to me. I'll find out in
a couple of years.
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Nope, the technical term for that is 'pathetically inadequate sample'
 
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freddy said:
Please help I cant figure out where this clicking noise is coming from.I switched cases this last weekend (because of a power supply and i needed a new case) and it didn't click before.It has begun clicking only every once in a while maybe once a day for about 5 clicks then a couple more. It almost sounds like a modem noise like A phone click but I have no modem in the computer. My harddrive is right in front, and it doesnt sound like its coming from there. I suspect the power supply but i cant tell and would it click? There also is a high ptich whining that ill hear when i first start the computer up which will go away after its been running for a while which i think is the fan on the power supply.I have also doucle checked the fans, even looked for leaking capacitors on the MOBO. Does anyone else have any ideas,and if it is the power supply what would cause that?
' Thank you
Jeff


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Based on your description, it may be the drive recalibrating -- my scsi
drives do it every now, and then, and usually, it seems anyway, in
response to room temperature changes.

Maybe your new case, relative to the hdd, in terms of cooling, air flow,
is not up to par.

Bryan
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Could be the hard drive or a worn or dry bearing in a fan, try feeling
for the vibration or use a plastic tube as a stethoscope might help
locate the source.

Have a peep here-:
http://losangelescomputerhelp.com/computer_networking_news/hard-drive-clicking.html
http://askbobrankin.com/hard_drive_makes_a_clicking_sound.html

My Western Digital was changed a few months back, either would load or
wouldn't, sometimes it took ages to load windows.... and sometimes it
sounded like the garbage van emptying dustbins - until I changed it
for a Seagate.

Davy
 
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