The computer doesn't have to be working for you to test the hard drives, just running.  While the computer is off, disconnect the 
power to a drive and restart.  If the noise is gone, you have found the drive. If not, do the same with the other drive.  This only 
works, of course, if the noise is constant.  If the noise is intermittent, then the test is unreliable.  In my computer, the fan on 
my video card is the major source of noise.  But, it is a "normal" sounding noise.

You'll often hear a lot of clicks and clacks coming from a hard drive, so that is normal.

Dean Kukral

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "g.Computer9f" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Noise - Processor OR HDD???


I cupped my hand around my ear to listen and now I think the sound may be coming from one of the HDDs.  (I still want to get the fan 
off to clean the heatsink - I have written to AMD about it; waiting to hear back.)

If it is one of the hard drives, how do I know which one??  The Seagate (which is supposed to have a FIVE year warrantee - if I can 
find my receipt) is older than the Western Digital, but not by a whole lot.  The Seagate is where my OS is installed.

It seems that some things, WORD 2003 in particular, are very slow to close,   Could this indicate that the system disk is having 
problems?  The sound occasionally changes - it will be one way for a while and then change to something else - something scarier - 
for a long while.

I just don't know what to do.  It is so hard to distinguish where sound is coming from.  I suppose I could disconnect the slave 
drive and see if the problem continues.  ARRGGHH!! I just HATE hardware problems!     --AnnaSummers

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