click when i turn on and shutdown pc, is this the HDD?

caveman OCUK · 17 Sep 2013 at 10:59

Is that the HDD turning on and off?

Thanks in advance

setter · 17 Sep 2013 at 22:56

Some audio cards, notably the asus xonar range click when the system is switched on. Not sure about recent onboard audio chips. A hdd clicking repeatedly can be a sign of imminent failure though.

caveman OCUK · 18 Sep 2013 at 05:56

setter said:
Some audio cards, notably the asus xonar range click when the system is switched on. Not sure about recent onboard audio chips. A hdd clicking repeatedly can be a sign of imminent failure though.

Thanks for the reply i heard about the HDD click and thought the worse but it only does it during startup and shutdown so it must be my xonar Phoebus soundcard

cs2000 · 18 Sep 2013 at 10:34

Yep, that will be it, my Xonar does it too, no idea why! wondered what it was for about 6 months.

caveman OCUK · 18 Sep 2013 at 12:10

cs2000 said:
Yep, that will be it, my Xonar does it too, no idea why! wondered what it was for about 6 months.

Lol i always expect the worse :/

foster grant · 18 Sep 2013 at 13:44

Yeah my Xonar does that too..also when I switch from headphones to speakers it clicks

caveman OCUK · 18 Sep 2013 at 14:26

foster grant said:
Yeah my Xonar does that too..also when I switch from headphones to speakers it clicks

thanks for the reply, enjoying the soundcard, its my first and music is so much clearer.

shadow_boxer · 18 Sep 2013 at 15:49

setter said:
Some audio cards, notably the asus xonar range click when the system is switched on. Not sure about recent onboard audio chips. A hdd clicking repeatedly can be a sign of imminent failure though.

Never knew about the Xonar clicks. Always wondered what that click was in my case, must be the DX.

silversurfer · 18 Sep 2013 at 19:49

It'll be like an amp powering up, shows its quality

cupercoff93 · 18 Sep 2013 at 20:18

Completely normal. My computer does this too. I don't have a soundcard either.

caveman OCUK · 19 Sep 2013 at 21:08

Thanks for the replies guys

RHS · 19 Sep 2013 at 22:45

A dying HDD would click all the time not just at boot and shutdown. I was gonna say it sounds like a stuck record but with mp3's, cd's etc most people probably don't know what that sounds like anymore!

bledd · 20 Sep 2013 at 15:01

av2606 said:
Completely normal. My computer does this too. I don't have a soundcard either.

Nowhere near aas loud as the Xonar click

I have a Xonar DX, clicks when you're installing drivers for it and during boot / shutdown

setter · 21 Sep 2013 at 01:49

Iirc it's to do with relays on the xonar cards. I actually miss that little click now on boot as my dx wont fit on my mobo. Im stuck with the abomination of cheap onboard sound.

wazza300 · 21 Sep 2013 at 02:04

its your mouse button!!!!