Loud Hard Drive

[airkarol]

Wheneven i open a folder, or any application, sometimes when im doing nothing, there is a loud sound coming from inside the computer. I'm positive it's not the fan. It seems like it's the hard drive. Does anyone have any ideas about what is wrong?

 

[airkarol]

More info on this - It sounds like my old computer from '96, it has to be coming from the logic board or hard drive.

 

[mad jew]

Which computer? Has it always been loud? Is it a clicking noise?

 

[calyxman]

Doubt it's the the logic board. Most likely the hard drive. Let your system idle and wait for the HD motor to spin down. If the sound goes away, it's the HD. Might be the bearings are going bad. Or you may not have the Fluid Dynamic Bearing system, which is much quieter than the old ball bearing systems.

 

[SmurfBoxMasta]

The only things inside the computer that have moving parts are the HDD's, Optical drives, and fans......

so concentrate your detective work in those areas, it could be any or all of the 3

 

[Lacero]

Hard drive is about to crash. The noise is the head seeking on the platters.

 

[Will Cheyney]

If I were you, I'd backup, run some hardware tests and if necessary, replace!