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PC won't boot, making a clicking noise
Hey guys,
Recently came home from work and found my computer turned off (it was on when I left) I figured a simple Windows update...but to my dismay when I came to turn on my computer I heard this weird clicking noise (see video) I need to specify that the sound IS NOT emanating from the hard drives. In the video I disconnected the power source to all peripheral devices (Bluray drive, graphics card, hard drives) and the sound remains. The computer will not boot. I've also read in some other forums that this type of clicking noise (with about a 3 second gap) would indicate a RAM issue. I've removed all my RAM sticks but one, and then tried again...the sound remains (I tried this using another stick to avoid the chance that the stick I left in there was the defective one). I should also note that in this video I have not pressed the power button located at the front of the computer, I have tried this, and nothing happens (clicking sound ensues) the blue light for power goes on and off at the same frequency as the power on the motherboard.
I'm a little dumbfounded at the moment. Does anyone have any ideas?
Here's the youtube link, it may offer more information
YouTube - Computer won't boot, making a clicking sound.AVI
Here are my computer's specs (copy pasted from this site)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU: i7 960
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD7 LGA 1366
Memory: 12GB DDR3 Crucial
Graphics Card(s): XFX Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition 765 MHz 1GB DDR5
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB
Western Digital My Book Home Edition 1TB
Western Digital My Book 1TB
Case: Antec p193
Cooling: Nexus FLC-3000 92MM CPU Heatsink
Power Supply: Antec CP-850
Last edited by missionman; 10 Jun 2010 at 23:36. Reason: attached video