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Old May 19, 2007 | 09:53 AM
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does it go away when you load things from it too?

my ext hd is like that. Makes a little constant noise until there is some load
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Old May 19, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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does it go away when you load things from it too?

my ext hd is like that. Makes a little constant noise until there is some load
I defragged twice in a row and it's seems to have stopped now.
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Old May 21, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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Solved. I finally was able to hear the clicking noise with the case open and thankfully it was just a fan. I took the fan out and cleaned it and so far the clicking has stopped. I'm so happy it wasn't one of the hard drives
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Old May 21, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Told you so :rick:
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Old May 21, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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i have a fan that sounds like a hard drive going nutty. prod your fans and see if it's any one of them..
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Old May 21, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by reno96teg
i have a fan that sounds like a hard drive going nutty. prod your fans and see if it's any one of them..
I solved it. It was a fan. Thanks for the advice but I was one step ahead of you
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Old May 21, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by LABARINTH
I solved it. It was a fan. Thanks for the advice but I was one step ahead of you
oops, only read the first few posts.. h:
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