System Manufacturer/Model Number: Dell 546 Inspiron desktop OS: Windows 7 home premium with 64 bit CPU: AMD Athlon 630 2.8ghz X4 (Quad) Motherboard: Dell 780g Memory: 8 Gigs of ddr2 at 800 mhz Graphics Card: Dell integrated ATI 3200 Sound Card: None Monitor(s) Displays: 20" Dell Screen Resolution: 1200x1600 Keyboard: Dell Mouse: Logitech trackball (marble mouse) PSU: 300 Watts Dell Case: Mini-tower Cooling: 3 Fans total at PSU, CPU, and case. Hard Drives: Two 1TRB Seagate Barracuda drives with a 32MB cache in raid 1 (Mirrored) Internet Speed: DSL Other Info: Western Digital 1.5tb external drive (green back-up drive) Cool and quiet!
This is the 90 comp but its an extern drive that is making this noise. And all that is on the drive in movies that I have on another drive. Ps, it is oy doing this weh plugged into my laptop
So currently my computer cannot open (operating system not) and decided to check my external 1tb Toshiba, I just plugged it in and opened the computer, then it spun and lit up, and had clicking noises, then I decided to check again while writing this, and there were no clicking noises anymore,...
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My CD drive is making loud noises. This doesn't occur all the time. For example,I'm watching a DVD - Criminal Minds Season 4 and it allowed me to watch the episodes fine but when I tried to watch a deleted scene, it made this loud grinding noise and it wouldn't stop even when I clicked...
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I've been having the occasional BSOD lately. Sometimes when I leave my computer idle, and once now when I was playing a video game (Element4l). Also, when I start up my computer, I get a hard drive clicking noise sometimes. This noise also happens occasionally when I'm using my computer....
After successfully being helped by the kind members here i have yet another problem that i hope you can help with. :D
Over the last 36 hours i have noticed a 'clicking' noise that i believe is coming from one of my hard drives.
The hard part is trying to describe it, all i can say is it sounds...