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Old 01-09-2008   #1 (permalink)
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HDD Loud??

ive noticed that my hard drives are loud at weird times? when im not doing anyting? its very annoying? is this vista or my hard drives?

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Re: HDD Loud??

What do you mean by "loud"? Do you mean they the HD's are being accessed?
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Re: HDD Loud??

yes.. clicking all the time... its very annoying
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Re: HDD Loud??

i just disabled indexing.. hoping that will quiet them down a bit..

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Re: HDD Loud??

If you keep hearing the "Clicking" sound then i suggest you Backup your data.Its not a good sign.
If under warranty get it replaced.
It MAY just work longer but the risk is there..........
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Re: HDD Loud??

it seems to be doing alot better.. however it sill clicks at weird times when im doing nothing?? whats vista doing? i do have 4 disk in a raid array maybe this is normal?
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Re: HDD Loud??

i get click occasionally...maybe 1x every 4 or 5 weeks when i boot my computer or something...how much clicking is actually occurring?
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