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    G1S strange "cliking" noise? What is it?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Sherman90, Dec 13, 2007.

  1. Sherman90

    Sherman90 Notebook Consultant

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    Every so often I hear this bizarre but very noticeable "clicking" noise pop once or twice from what seems to be the front right of my G1S. It *sounds* like it might be the hard-drive, but I can't be sure...

    Anyone else get this? Know what it is?
     
    Sherman90, Dec 13, 2007
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    rulebreaker Notebook Consultant

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    is it very loud? my HDD seems to be making sound too, it sounds like the disc spinning inside( tick tick tick )..is it normal to hear the disc spin?
     
    rulebreaker, Dec 13, 2007
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  3. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Usually it is not normal and it is a sign of HDD failure.

    However I have noticed that some HDDs do make this sort of sound without failing. Like my 160GB Seagate Momentus 5400.3.

    Take into account some HDDs, like Hitachi HDDs, are louder than others.

    To be on the safe side use the manufacturer's utility to do the SMART test on the hdd.

    http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT
    Hitachi Tools

    http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/support/utilities.html#diagnostic
    Hard Drive Software Utilities : FUJITSU United States

    http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools
    Seagate SeaTools
     
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    jiwwy-ast Notebook Guru

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    The G1S disk (hitachi) is clicking a lot...yet it is fine..(SMART says so)
    I experience the same thing as you
     
    jiwwy-ast, Dec 13, 2007
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  5. Sherman90

    Sherman90 Notebook Consultant

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    What is SMART and how can I use it?
     
    Sherman90, Dec 13, 2007
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    E.B.E., Dec 13, 2007
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    I got tired of that ticking sound and bought Samsung SMG M5S 250GB 2.5" drive (which is really silent) and use the original ticking Hitachi as an external USB-drive. :)
     
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    i am having the same sound issues! i just bought mine a couple of days ago and from the moment i turned it on i am hearing those strange clicking noises coming from the upper right corner of the laptop! is it possible that there is no solution besides buying another hard disk? i find this very hard to believe and very difficult to digest! :-S
     
    mouniros, Feb 4, 2008
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    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Seagate or WD had a problem with a series of HDDs that required a firmware upgrade to the drive to correct the noise they were making - turned out that it was caused by a problem with a command request from the CPU to the HDD. You can always try searching the support link at Hitachi's web site to see if anything has been reported for your particular model needing correction.
     
    ClearSkies, Feb 4, 2008
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    I have the A6 laptop which the G1 is based on and it IS the hard drive which ticks a lot. I dont think you have to worry.
     
    _radditz_, Feb 4, 2008
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    I came to the conclusion that it is the head parking and is caused by the hard disk accoustic setting being set to quiet?/something similar instead of performance
     
    osomphane, Feb 4, 2008
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  12. E.B.E.

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    Yeah, that's what I think as well. There is another thread around talking about the same issue and it seems it happens in certain power-saving modes. Perhaps the HDD parks the head more often in those modes.
     
    E.B.E., Feb 5, 2008
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