Hard drive click click sound

fosl · 09-21-2009, 05:01 AM

Helllo!

I just bought a dell inspirion 1545 laptop. It runs well but there is this clicking sound coming from the hard drive thats really getting my nerves. Its a click click noise every 4 to 5 seconds as long as the computer is turned on. It does this all the time, even when Im not doing anything with the computer. I also notice an even louder click from the hard drive during shutdown. I have never heard anything like this on my previous laptops. My concern is there may be a problem with the hard drive. Or its ok and its just annoying. Does anyone else have a dell inspiron 1545 that makes a similar noise?

**greenbrucelee** · 09-21-2009, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fosl

Helllo!

I just bought a dell inspirion 1545 laptop. It runs well but there is this clicking sound coming from the hard drive thats really getting my nerves. Its a click click noise every 4 to 5 seconds as long as the computer is turned on. It does this all the time, even when Im not doing anything with the computer. I also notice an even louder click from the hard drive during shutdown. I have never heard anything like this on my previous laptops. My concern is there may be a problem with the hard drive. Or its ok and its just annoying. Does anyone else have a dell inspiron 1545 that makes a similar noise?

when a hard drive makes a clicking sound it usually indicates that the hard drives platters are failing. This will end up being a hard drive failure so you need to be taking the laptop back to where you got it from and either have the system replaced or a new hard drive.

fosl · 09-21-2009, 05:13 AM

Thanks for your reply. Its less than 2 weeks old. Ill take it back to Best Buy and get another computer.

**greenbrucelee** · 09-21-2009, 05:15 AM

unfortuanatley dells aren't what people think they are, they are on a par with acer in terms of the quality of the hardware used imo

09-21-2009, 05:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
fosl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 18 OS: xp	Hard drive click click sound Helllo! I just bought a dell inspirion 1545 laptop. It runs well but there is this clicking sound coming from the hard drive thats really getting my nerves. Its a click click noise every 4 to 5 seconds as long as the computer is turned on. It does this all the time, even when Im not doing anything with the computer. I also notice an even louder click from the hard drive during shutdown. I have never heard anything like this on my previous laptops. My concern is there may be a problem with the hard drive. Or its ok and its just annoying. Does anyone else have a dell inspiron 1545 that makes a similar noise?

09-21-2009, 05:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
fosl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 18 OS: xp	Re: Hard drive click click sound Thanks for your reply. Its less than 2 weeks old. Ill take it back to Best Buy and get another computer.

09-21-2009, 05:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
greenbrucelee Mentor Hardware team Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,883 OS: XP SP3 My System	Re: Hard drive click click sound unfortuanatley dells aren't what people think they are, they are on a par with acer in terms of the quality of the hardware used imo __________________ Microsoft certified professional, Network +, A+ certified