Wheeeeeee............click..
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When you turn off a computer it makes that noice. whhhheeeeeeee...click.. sort of, anyone knows what causes that? Reason im asking is because my computer makes that noice sometimes (very seldom) when i just use it, and my heart stops everytime. :) /M
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When you turn off a computer it makes that noice. whhhheeeeeeee...click.. sort of, anyone knows what causes that? Reason im asking is because my computer makes that noice sometimes (very seldom) when i just use it, and my heart stops everytime. :) /M
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It's either a bearing in the hard disk, or in the computer fan. If it's in the fan, it could either be the CPU fan or the power supply fan. If it's in the hard disk, uh oh. The click makes me think its the hard drive--that's the sound of the heads locking in the "safe" track. Does it make the reverse eeeeeeeeehhhhww sound when you turn the machine on? Marc
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It's either a bearing in the hard disk, or in the computer fan. If it's in the fan, it could either be the CPU fan or the power supply fan. If it's in the hard disk, uh oh. The click makes me think its the hard drive--that's the sound of the heads locking in the "safe" track. Does it make the reverse eeeeeeeeehhhhww sound when you turn the machine on? Marc
Uh...im really unsure if it is the reversed sound when i start it up. Dont start it up that often. But if it was the hard disk i should here the reversed sound again when i use it after i heard the 'wheeeeee...click'? ..or? And i dont hear that. /M
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When you turn off a computer it makes that noice. whhhheeeeeeee...click.. sort of, anyone knows what causes that? Reason im asking is because my computer makes that noice sometimes (very seldom) when i just use it, and my heart stops everytime. :) /M
- Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.
Sounds like it's just the hard drive powering down and parking the head. Mine's done that for years, haven't lost any data yet. ;) If it happens when the computer's on, the HD might be powering down for power-saving mode. --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.3 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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Sounds like it's just the hard drive powering down and parking the head. Mine's done that for years, haven't lost any data yet. ;) If it happens when the computer's on, the HD might be powering down for power-saving mode. --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.3 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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But it happens when im using it. It just did happen, that was why i made the post now. I have disabled power-saving also. /M
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Try checking the power cables are not loose. That could be the cause of the hard disk making strange noises - it would be loosing power and then regaining power, causing it to reset everything internally. Simon "This is an equal opportunities airline. The pilot is blind." Sonork ID 100.10024
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But it happens when im using it. It just did happen, that was why i made the post now. I have disabled power-saving also. /M
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loket wrote: I have disabled power-saving also Weird. Did you check both BIOS and Power Management/Options in the control panel? I've had Windows installations which spin down after 20 minutes by default(!). Some time ago (5 years or so) I bought a Seagate drive. I got the exact symptoms as you describe, but I also double checked both BIOS and Windows. It even spun down on me in Linux. I found out that the hard drive had some weird settings enabled. I remedied it with a command called hdparm. It never spun down on me again.. FreeBSD is sexy. Getting closer and closer to actually submit an article...
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When you turn off a computer it makes that noice. whhhheeeeeeee...click.. sort of, anyone knows what causes that? Reason im asking is because my computer makes that noice sometimes (very seldom) when i just use it, and my heart stops everytime. :) /M
- Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.
I had a western digital drive along time ago that acted the same way. Every once in awhile a loud snap or click would happen. It sounded like something getting stuck then flinging back into position. I sent it back to WD and they sent me a new drive. After a backup of course. I would back up your data and exchange it before you lose everything. The drive wasnt even that old when it started happening. It just started failing.
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Try checking the power cables are not loose. That could be the cause of the hard disk making strange noises - it would be loosing power and then regaining power, causing it to reset everything internally. Simon "This is an equal opportunities airline. The pilot is blind." Sonork ID 100.10024
Should also check to make sure your power cables don't have a short. At one time an extender I put in had a short in it; so if i wiggled the cable or bumped the computer it would click off and on (usually locking the computer as well). James "Java is free - and worth every penny." - Christian Graus
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I had a western digital drive along time ago that acted the same way. Every once in awhile a loud snap or click would happen. It sounded like something getting stuck then flinging back into position. I sent it back to WD and they sent me a new drive. After a backup of course. I would back up your data and exchange it before you lose everything. The drive wasnt even that old when it started happening. It just started failing.
Quantem Harddrives are just as bad.