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07-01-2011, 09:14 AM
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hardrive making click noise
So yesterday i went to NCIX and bought a Western Digital WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 32MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM HD
installed it, sooner or later it started making a click noise for the entire night, and i was like wat the hell. Was planning to remove it and go back to NCIX for exchange, during the process i wanted to double check, fair enough when i disconnect the new HD, no more clicking noise. I plug it back in to erase some of the stuff, the sound is gone. It use to click a lot during idle, now it occasionally clicks when i access that HD and what not.
what gives?
how is NCIXs return policy?
should i get this one instead?
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=57...e&promoid=1360
this is the one i bought
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=58...20Digital%20WD
sales guy didnt recommend me the seagate and its $30 dollar off
wtf
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07-01-2011, 09:17 AM
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14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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im not too sure whats wrong with the hard drive but i believe NCIX has a 15% restocking fee. If youre just using the hard drive for storage the seagate one would fit your needs.
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07-01-2011, 09:20 AM
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thx for the quick reply
i already have some files in this HD, now it doesnt wonna make any noise. Unless im going thru the files, than it makes a tiny bit clicking sound.
BUt compare to last night, this is nothing. Yesterday was going nuts, i was like wat the hell is going on
Im just afraid if i take it back, it doesnt click they gonna say there is nothing wrong with the HD
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07-01-2011, 10:45 AM
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14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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well even if theres nothing wrong with it youre in the 15? day return time
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07-01-2011, 11:10 AM
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See if the clicking goes away with quietHDD.
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07-01-2011, 02:59 PM
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It shouldn't click. WD Blue should be pretty quiet. The only clicking you might hear is if the heads are parking due to inactivity.
Personally I would recommend WD over Seagate.
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07-01-2011, 03:12 PM
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Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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You could be indexing or virus scanning. Check for this the next time you hear the noise.
The problem noise is not a clicking noise, but more of a scratching noise with a period of about 1 second.
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