Clicking at startup. Is the HDD dying? Is it normal?

Despotes · 03-09-02, 04:23 PM

I have a Maxtor D740X that's about 3 weeks old. It makes a rapid clicking noise only when booting up. It's not really loud, but noticeable. A bit louder than normal accessing. Wouldn't a HDD make this clicking noise every time it was reading or writing if it was dying, not just at start up?
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ThePerfectCore · 03-09-02, 06:41 PM

I had an old 200MB HD that did that.

*Goes to dig in closet*

Yeah, this it. A Seagate Model ST3120A. Old-old-skool.

Anyway, it used to do the exact same thing. Now it doesn't. It's a good drive, I use it sometimes to back-up data before a full system re-format.

There's nothing wrong with my drive. I think it's normal.

Yodums · 03-09-02, 07:08 PM

Could sound like a dying HDD.

When you first got the HDD, did it do this? Call up Maxtor and ask if its normal, or do they have any diagnostic programs.

Despotes · 03-09-02, 08:20 PM

The drive has always done this. I have some diagnostic utilities I'm going to run. Will a diagnostic program pick up this type of problem or will this clicking eventually cause bad sectors or other errors that will be picked up later?

Starfoxer · 03-09-02, 08:27 PM

my D740X comes in in a couple days. i'll tell ya if mine
does the same thing, it could be normal. is your
the ball bearing or liquid version?

Despotes · 03-09-02, 08:34 PM

Dynamic Fluid Bearings

Cooler666 · 03-09-02, 08:46 PM

Sounds like your hard drive is digging its grave.

PsycoPhreak · 03-10-02, 01:14 AM

All HD's make that clicking sound when first powered up, it's the drive going through it's self diagnostics, some drives you can hear it loud, some you have to put your ear right near them to hear it, doesn't mean your drive is going bad...Now if it does it for longer than approx. 3 to 4 seconds, thats when to worry, other then that, i doubt its a problem.....

Lancelot · 03-10-02, 01:28 AM

My D740X came in just this week, and it's sort of ticking sometimes when it's really pumping data like during bootup indeed. However I can assure you it's NOTHING like the click of death cuz I received this new drive as a replacement for a Diamondmax Plus40 I RMA'd. This drive really had the click-of death and it was a totally different hollow sound like an old clock, and it happened a few times a minute. No errors though but the drive (thus my system) got slower and slower...

Despotes · 03-10-02, 12:56 PM

Thanks for the replies.

03-09-02, 04:23 PM	Thread Starter #1
Despotes Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maine, USA	Clicking at startup. Is the HDD dying? Is it normal? I have a Maxtor D740X that's about 3 weeks old. It makes a rapid clicking noise only when booting up. It's not really loud, but noticeable. A bit louder than normal accessing. Wouldn't a HDD make this clicking noise every time it was reading or writing if it was dying, not just at start up? Thanks __________________ ASUS P8P67 DELUXE 2600K@4.5 1.27v Antec Kuhler H2O 920 G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB Asus 5870 74Gb Raptor/250GbHD/WD6400WD1000 X-Fi Platinum Silverstone Zeus 850 Dell 2405FPW Klipsch 5.1 Ultra's Lian Li PC73-SLB Last edited by Despotes; 03-09-02 at 04:33 PM.
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03-09-02, 06:41 PM	#2
ThePerfectCore Red Raccoon Dojo Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas	I had an old 200MB HD that did that. Goes to dig in closet Yeah, this it. A Seagate Model ST3120A. Old-old-skool. Anyway, it used to do the exact same thing. Now it doesn't. It's a good drive, I use it sometimes to back-up data before a full system re-format. There's nothing wrong with my drive. I think it's normal.
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03-09-02, 07:08 PM	#3
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	Could sound like a dying HDD. When you first got the HDD, did it do this? Call up Maxtor and ask if its normal, or do they have any diagnostic programs. __________________ Peter Gibbons: Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you're not feelin' real well, does anyone ever say to you, 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays'? Lawrence: No. No, man. ****, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.
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03-09-02, 08:20 PM	Thread Starter #4
Despotes Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maine, USA	The drive has always done this. I have some diagnostic utilities I'm going to run. Will a diagnostic program pick up this type of problem or will this clicking eventually cause bad sectors or other errors that will be picked up later? __________________ ASUS P8P67 DELUXE 2600K@4.5 1.27v Antec Kuhler H2O 920 G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB Asus 5870 74Gb Raptor/250GbHD/WD6400WD1000 X-Fi Platinum Silverstone Zeus 850 Dell 2405FPW Klipsch 5.1 Ultra's Lian Li PC73-SLB
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03-09-02, 08:27 PM	#5
Starfoxer World's Biggest E-Thug Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: USA	my D740X comes in in a couple days. i'll tell ya if mine does the same thing, it could be normal. is your the ball bearing or liquid version? __________________ ************************* *********************** *********************** *********************** *********************** *********************** *********************** *************************
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03-09-02, 08:34 PM	Thread Starter #6
Despotes Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maine, USA	Dynamic Fluid Bearings __________________ ASUS P8P67 DELUXE 2600K@4.5 1.27v Antec Kuhler H2O 920 G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB Asus 5870 74Gb Raptor/250GbHD/WD6400WD1000 X-Fi Platinum Silverstone Zeus 850 Dell 2405FPW Klipsch 5.1 Ultra's Lian Li PC73-SLB
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03-09-02, 08:46 PM	#7
Cooler666 Disabled Join Date: Jan 2002	Sounds like your hard drive is digging its grave.
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03-10-02, 01:14 AM	#8
PsycoPhreak Member Join Date: Dec 2001	All HD's make that clicking sound when first powered up, it's the drive going through it's self diagnostics, some drives you can hear it loud, some you have to put your ear right near them to hear it, doesn't mean your drive is going bad...Now if it does it for longer than approx. 3 to 4 seconds, thats when to worry, other then that, i doubt its a problem.....
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03-10-02, 01:28 AM	#9
Lancelot Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: the Netherlands	My D740X came in just this week, and it's sort of ticking sometimes when it's really pumping data like during bootup indeed. However I can assure you it's NOTHING like the click of death cuz I received this new drive as a replacement for a Diamondmax Plus40 I RMA'd. This drive really had the click-of death and it was a totally different hollow sound like an old clock, and it happened a few times a minute. No errors though but the drive (thus my system) got slower and slower... __________________ :: Xeon E3-1220v2 @3745 on Asus P8H77-V with 8GB Corsair DDR3 @1712
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03-10-02, 12:56 PM	Thread Starter #10
Despotes Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maine, USA	Thanks for the replies. __________________ ASUS P8P67 DELUXE 2600K@4.5 1.27v Antec Kuhler H2O 920 G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB Asus 5870 74Gb Raptor/250GbHD/WD6400WD1000 X-Fi Platinum Silverstone Zeus 850 Dell 2405FPW Klipsch 5.1 Ultra's Lian Li PC73-SLB
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