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    Dell XPS M1530 + Western Digital WD5000BEVT Clicking Noise

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Zaraphrax, Jul 4, 2009.

  1. Zaraphrax

    Zaraphrax Notebook Consultant

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    G'day,

    I'm sicking of having to set hdparm to 254 every time i resume from sleep. It's annoying as heck. I also don't want to hear my damn drive clicking all the time. I've done some digging and apparently WD has released a firmware update for this drive to fix the issue. However, I cannot find this anywhere. Does anybody know where I can get a hold of it?

    Thanks.
     
    Zaraphrax, Jul 4, 2009
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  2. elijahRW

    elijahRW Notebook Deity

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    Clicking usually indicates a failing hard drive...
     
    elijahRW, Jul 4, 2009
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    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Tinderbox (UK), Jul 4, 2009
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