Hard Drive Chatter

Discussion in 'Laptop Hardware' started by imago, Sep 26, 2008.

  1. imago

    imago

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    My hard drive is chattering almost nonstop. Is this normal even if nothing is going on?

    edit: to be more specific...the HD seems loud. I realize the thing stays in perpetual motion with windows XP going, it just seems louder than I'm used to. Maybe that's the nature of having such a small machine without much plastic to buffer sounds.
     
    imago, Sep 26, 2008
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    jcm

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    Yeah, hard drive clicking is normal and has something to do with power management. My two-year-old laptop has been doing it incessantly, and it's still working. :|
     
    jcm, Sep 26, 2008
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