how to get rid of harddisk clicking sound

hi everyone,

i had a HP dv2612ca laptop. the clicking sound of harddisk is very annoying.
model of harddisk is ST9160821AS. how can i get rid of the annoy sound.

thank you very much.

 

i dont think you can get rid of it
if its excessive, try getting a replacement hdd

 

Hard drives are not supposed to click. If it's clicking, something's wrong and you should quickly back up all the data.

 

experienced the same problem with my dv6000t when I first got it...
I think this is how I solved it....

Step 1. - Pick up your laptop

Step 2. - Shake it well

Step 3. - Put it back down

it may or may not work on yours, but I've not heard that dreadful noise ever since...
Rock on...

 

this is the problem of the harddisk. i think even when i exchange another same type laptop, the case still occured. is this related OS?
I use vista system.

 

no, im pretty sure this is not OS related
back up your data and try getting a replacement hdd

 

Some hard drives load and unload the hard drive head to save power. This can often resemble a subtle click noise. That would be normal operation.

 

Here's how the folks on the Dell forum have gotten rid of the HD clicking on their new Inspirons/Vostros:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=168425

My Compaq doesn't make the noise, so I haven't tried playing with the programs they mentioned. Proceed with caution - but as someone else mentioned here, it's probably the HD parking that makes the clicking, not a hardware failure. I only read the first page of the Dell thread - you might want to dig further in to make sure people don't report new problems after solving the clicking.

Let us know if you try this and if it works.

Mark

 

i tried the above method. there is little improvement in my laptop. if i exchange it, please give some suggestion that which model should i buy.

Thanks a lot.

 

You can not get rid of that click. You need to back up all your stuff and either call HP for a new one or buy a new hd and install it