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Vector86 · 07-27-2004, 10:59 AM

My computer was working fine the last time I booted up, but now whenever I turn on my comp either one or both of my hard drives starts making this clicking sound. It sounds like a relay popping on and off and it does this about 4 times a second. I tried upgrading to a 350 watt power supply but the problem persisted. Sometimes I can get to Windows and use my system for a while before this happens, and when it does, I can still move the mouse around but the system is unresponsive. I would appreciate any info on this.

The drives are.
Western Digital caviar 80gb
maxtor 40gb

BTW: my system specs:
Gigabyte 7VTXE+ | mobo
--256 stick of DDR
Athlon XP 2000+ | Processor
GeForce 4 Ti 4200| Video card
Hercules Game Muse XL | Sound card
D-Link DFE-530xt? | NIC
ATI all in wonder VE | TV tuner card

07-27-2004, 10:59 AM	#1
Vector86 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KANSAS "it's not just cows"! Posts: 211	Hard Drive clicking sound My computer was working fine the last time I booted up, but now whenever I turn on my comp either one or both of my hard drives starts making this clicking sound. It sounds like a relay popping on and off and it does this about 4 times a second. I tried upgrading to a 350 watt power supply but the problem persisted. Sometimes I can get to Windows and use my system for a while before this happens, and when it does, I can still move the mouse around but the system is unresponsive. I would appreciate any info on this. The drives are. Western Digital caviar 80gb maxtor 40gb BTW: my system specs: Gigabyte 7VTXE+ \| mobo --256 stick of DDR Athlon XP 2000+ \| Processor GeForce 4 Ti 4200\| Video card Hercules Game Muse XL \| Sound card D-Link DFE-530xt? \| NIC ATI all in wonder VE \| TV tuner card Last edited by Vector86; 07-27-2004 at 11:08 AM.