1520 HD probs

i just got my 1520 recently like for 4 days now and already im hearing ocassional ticking noises with my HD...its a 7200rpm HD is this normal? anyone else with the 1520 and 7200 rpm Hd hear it too? are there any fixes for this? cause ive tried the HD acoutic in bios and no matter what setting i put it on i still hear ocassional ticking noise and its annoying

 

Run a drive fitness test with any software, but if it's that new, I'd just ask for a replacement.

 

Well, it is normal that a hdd makes some sounds, are you sure it isn't a normal operating noise? Running some diagnostic software tool would be a good idea to start with. I use HD tune myself, it's free and fairly easy to use.

 

ask for a replacement laptop or replacement HD? and if a do for a replacement i must send back the orginal item to dell?

 

what do u mean OS noise? if u mean the sound when u like click a folder and so on then its not cause i mute my comp

 

use HD tune and check your S.M.A.R.T readings. Make sure they all say OK
Could be just a louder drive, you can definately contact the manufacturer and ask them if the noise is normal. Which drive is this though? Hitachi or Seagate? Hitachi's are known to be quite louder than a 5400 RPM drive, maybe you are not used to it?

 

its a seagate ST9120823AS 7200rpm 120 gb HD..yea i know tha 7200rpm HD are louder but its not the fact tha its loud(which is really isnt at all even for 72000rpm) its the fact tha i heard ticking noises sometimes it'd be 3 ticks in a row...IF I ASK FOR A REPLACEMENT I HAVE TO SEND MINE BACK? sori im jus new at all this ty for replies

 

Btw I Ran The Test From Hd Tune Everytin Is Ok No Errors Or Anytin...could there be sometin wrong with teh spindle in the Hd?

 

How loud is the ticking? You should hear some noise when the HDD is being used a lot, which will occasionally be when you aren't actively using it (defragging, creating System Restore Points - very often the first week or so, etc.). The 1999 Sony desktop I have makes quite noisy ticking noises (sometimes seemingly continuously, much more than three in a row) during periods of high hard drive activity, much more than my laptop hard drive, but it's been going strong for eight years now. Hard drives do make noise.

I got the Hitachi hard drive, which is supposedly louder, but I haven't found it too noisy, though it isn't silent. It makes noises you could qualify as "ticks", but I've never had a hard drive that doesn't. Unless it's alarmingly worse than any other hard drive you've owned, I wouldn't worry.

 

IDK THE TICKS HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN IM PLAYIN GAMES AND SOMETIMES WHEN IM DOING NOTING OR JUST BASIC STUFF LIKE MS WORD....i guess i happens randomly so i cant really specifiy..how loud is it? hmmm snap ur fingers, thas bout how loud it tick can get sometimes.

 

OF COURSE YOU HAVE TO SEND THE ORIGINAL ONE BACK, YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET A FREE HARD DRIVE?

 

lol man thas too much lol i giuess ill jus keep the HD and if anything ill jus buy anotehr HD dell has giving me too much trouble already...first delivering my laptop 2-3 weeks late then sending a messed up replacement ....

 

ticking is normal. it occurs w/ my 5400rpm hd as well.

 

Yeah, all harddrives make noises. Mine does a clicking everyonce in a while. If I set the Bios to quiet HD mode, I can barely hear it.