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    500GB ENVY, loud head parking?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by altecX, Mar 21, 2010.

  1. altecX

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    Has aonyone else experienced laoud head parking or clicking on their 500 GB drive in their Envy? I can even hear it over music and the fans easily.
     
    altecX, Mar 21, 2010
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    If it is a seagate you might be able to get a firmware update to quieten it, or you can use software called hdparm do disable the power saving mode that causes the hdd to park it`s head making the clicking noise.
     
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    It's an hatachi, I'll give that app a try. Thanks
     
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    hi, I have the same problem with loud clicking
    Tried to use hdparm but get a "Permission denied" message when trying to use.

    Can anyone please walk me through the process, i'm a bit of a novice

    thanks
     
    slanted, Jan 12, 2011
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