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    FE870E ticking sound

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by bentworld, Mar 4, 2007.

  1. bentworld

    bentworld Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there,

    I just got my laptop recently and everything went fine until today. I hear this ticking sound on the left hand side part of the keyboard/DVD ROM part. It goes "tick, tick" every few seconds. Sometimes every 2-5 seconds, sometimes 30sec. I've tried restarting, closed all programs and all but it is still there. Also, I can't seem to burn DVDs. Wanted to try to update but there's nothing available for my laptop model.

    Any ideas please?

    Thanks.
     
    bentworld, Mar 4, 2007
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  2. hpl912

    hpl912 Notebook Consultant

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    if this sound comes on when you're leaving the laptop at idle, not using it, then it must be the hard disk head parking when not used
     
    hpl912, Mar 5, 2007
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    pipapipo310 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i thought it is HDD issue (90% sure)
     
    pipapipo310, Mar 5, 2007
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  4. enigmazest

    enigmazest Newbie

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    *BUMP

    i just got my FE for like a week now and i hear this clickin sound myself. it seems to me the hard drive head is parking. but it cant be parking this many times?

    like i here it while im playin games too. whenever it does it, my game skips a frame. anybody have any clue whats up?
     
    enigmazest, Mar 12, 2007
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