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    Faint Clunk

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Defraginator, Oct 13, 2007.

  1. Defraginator

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    I received my new DV9500t yesterday. All seems well, except for a very faint click or ‘clunk’ coming from the right side of the machine every 10 seconds. It’s not the sound of the hard drive being accessed. It’s not loud enough to be annoying, but I am concerned nonetheless. Any ideas as to what this could be? Judging by where it seems to be coming from, the lower right side, it could be the hard drive, but it’s very faint.
     
    Defraginator, Oct 13, 2007
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    The second hard drive could be the culprit. I'd run HD Tune on it and see if the noises are most prevalent when it is being accessed........
     
    R4000, Oct 13, 2007
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    Good call R4000, I'll give it a shot.
     
    Defraginator, Oct 13, 2007
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    i once in a while hear faint clunk sounds from my harddrive, thats fine right and normal?
     
    btnh47, Oct 13, 2007
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    I have a DV9285 with 2 HD's which also have these clunks. I also worried a lot in the beginning, until I read this:

    One other noise could be heard from time to time: The sound of the heads loading and unloading was audible as a muted click that was about the same volume as the seek noise. The noise generally came after about 10 seconds of idling, and, unless we were listening for it, it was indistinguishable from a stray seek.

    Link:
    http://www.silentpcreview.com/article630-page2.html

    Or this from WD site:

    WD Scorpio’s DuraStep Ramp™ locks the heads off the data disk to provide additional shock protection. Utilizing the most technologically advanced material available on the market, the drive is able to execute a minimum of 600,000 load/unload cycles without contamination – up to twice the performance of its competitors.

    Or this: ( Google on DuraStep Ramp)

    Reliable - WD's ShockGuard™ technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. WD's DuraStep Ramp™ locks the heads in a secure position away from the disk to provide another layer of protection when the drive is not in use. Utilizing the most technologically advanced material available, the drive can perform a minimum of 600,000 load/unload cycles without contamination - up to twice the performance of its competitors.

    So from then I thought the sound was normal. :)
    The clicking is just the "parking" of the heads after about 10 seconds of idling.
     
    FrankieV, Oct 14, 2007
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  6. Defraginator

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    Thanks for the link, FrankieV. Both of my drives are Seagate Momentus drives, though. I’ve downloaded SeaTools to check them out just in case. I’ll run the SeaTools and HD Tune tomorrow and see…
     
    Defraginator, Oct 15, 2007
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