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    what's happening with my edge?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by propeller10, Jul 23, 2011.

  1. propeller10

    propeller10 Notebook Guru

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    I have been using my e420s for 2 days now and have had no issues. And about 30 mins before posting this thread I heard a sound coming from my HDD. it sounded like the 'read/write head' is hitting against something. And it happens EVERY 5 SECONDS. I rebooted the laptop but it hasn't stopped.

    Can any one tell me what could be wrong?
     
    propeller10, Jul 23, 2011
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    thetoast Notebook Evangelist

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    The Hitachi in my e220s does that all the time. It seems to be par for the course.
     
    thetoast, Jul 23, 2011
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    But its hasn't been doing that for 2 days though. Did yours have the issue out of the box or did it seem to appear from no where?
     
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    I don't recall the early days, but it's been going on for 50 days or so without any other symptoms of anything.
     
    thetoast, Jul 23, 2011
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    Sounds normal to me....

    Wouldn't hurt to run HDTune or like program.

    HD Tune website
     
    AboutThreeFitty, Jul 23, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    What drive is it? Sometimes going to the latest firmware can eliminate excessive vibration/clicking. Also try QuietHDD and fiddle with AAM/APM settings.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jul 23, 2011
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    Where to find the firmware version? All I can find is driver details.
     
    propeller10, Jul 24, 2011
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