creaking clicking sound?

skipper847

skipper847

skipper847

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hi every now and then when i do certain things like open websites or folders the front of the computer makes like a creaking clicking sound. Could this be the Hard drive or a loading sound?

thanks.
 
Does it sound like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J09pWNQPK7U

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sounds like its the HDD,what PSU have you got ?
and btw thats not his sig but a list of his specs for us to help him

from 1 of the 3 reviews of the product on OCUK....

I agree with the other 2 posts, this drive does makes a strange noise when about to seek, It also has me concerned that is on the edge of a fail ran a full format an drive has formated fine with no errors got to admit though am a little concerned now this is the 3rd post
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skipper847 said:
So you think it be safe to keep using it and its just normal for this kind of HDD as i can put up with noise i just didnt want it to die on me?.
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I would think it's fine if there are no errors or performance issues.

The first time I heard that in a PC I was confused too, but it was a pre-built PC, and both PC's with the Barracuda's as boot drives have been in daily usage for about 4-5 years and they're absolutely fine, the noise hasn't increased or anything and there are no performance issues :)
 
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