Small sound coming from laptop when ever the hardisk is bein read or detected

Hi guys,

I am new to this forum and i want a help from you guys.I have bought a brand new compaq cq45 notebook with good configuration about 40k.Now the concern is like the ambience in my house is very quite and so whenever i am working on my lappy like whenever there is a hardisk reading going on i hear a small sound, i should say extremely small but in a perfect ambiance rather irritating.So i would like to ask one question like is that common whenever there is a hardisk reading or detection going on we will hear a small reading sound.

I should give one more info like the sound will be heard occasionally and not continuously.

I am so much concerned with this sound because its a new laptop.

 

It is not unusually to be able to hear a hard drive when in a quiet environment. Some are louder than others. It's probably typical for the model you purchased.

 

Thanks cj for your reply..

 

I just bought an HDX 18t and I get a very slight crunchy sound coming from inside - probably the HDD. It's very slight like crumbling paper or a crackling log on a fire. What's yours sound like?

 

Hey ticking clock you said it....yes the same crunchy sound like crumbling paper....hmmm i think its usual and there is no point in worrying what do you say?

 

If it is the Hard Disk and you find it too irritating you could perhaps replace it with a Solid State Drive.

For example http://www.directron.com/oczssd21c128g.html

 

As long as I'm not the only one with the issue... The sound doesn't get in the way of anything - like listening to music or watching a movie. It's very very slight. But it is a noise. It might not hurt to put in call to HP and ask what's up. I did a check on my hdd and everything seems to be running smoothely. I'm not having any performance problems. My system's backed-up and I'm really not too worried about the whole thing. But I'll keep my eye (or ear) on it.

 

Ya me to dont have any performance issue and its going smoothly, but the only thing is that it is irritating stuff.

 

It won't irriate me if I know it's normal.