Single click once in 15-30 mins tells me that it is not the HD. I experienced this problem once and it was the fan. I cleaned it up put it back up together it didnt make the noise for a while but then it came back. I would advice you to take care of it. A faulty fan might cause over heating and that might cause a serious damage.
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Okay, I used Everest and found out my Hard Drive manufacturer is Seagate. So, I e-mailed Seagate, described the problem and received this reply:
Hello,
If it is occurring when the drive is idle it is a self checking
routine.
The latest generation of our high-capacity hard drives has been
programmed
to perform regular offline scans
to test the drive’s reliability and detect any possible
malfunctions that
may have been caused during transit.
The offline scanning takes place when the drive is idle. This feature
cannot be disabled and does not affect
the performance of the hard drive. The feature should disappear after
a
few hours of drive operation.
Offline scanning helps to maintain the reliability of the drive by
moving
the heads within the "high-flight zone"
in a pre-programmed pattern. The "high-flight zone" is located toward
the
outside of the platters where the
most air flows under the heads during times of inactivity.
If you feel that your noise is excessive or does not reduce after a
few
hours of operation, you can run
Seagate's SeaTools diagnostic software to check the physical integrity
of
the drive.
SeaTools can be obtained from Seagate's website at:
(http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/)
Jimmie P.
Seagate Technical Support
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I ran Seagate's diagnostic tool and this was the outcome:
Run: 04/09/2005 17:12:03
Primary IDE Channel : ST960821A
Model: ST960821A
Serial Number: 3LF085CZ 3LF085CZ
Capacity: 60.01 GB
Test result: Self-test routine completed without error.
So, I think that means the Hard Drive is okay. I'd like to thank you all for your help.
Regards
Jingle
Hello,
If it is occurring when the drive is idle it is a self checking
routine.
The latest generation of our high-capacity hard drives has been
programmed
to perform regular offline scans
to test the drive’s reliability and detect any possible
malfunctions that
may have been caused during transit.
The offline scanning takes place when the drive is idle. This feature
cannot be disabled and does not affect
the performance of the hard drive. The feature should disappear after
a
few hours of drive operation.
Offline scanning helps to maintain the reliability of the drive by
moving
the heads within the "high-flight zone"
in a pre-programmed pattern. The "high-flight zone" is located toward
the
outside of the platters where the
most air flows under the heads during times of inactivity.
If you feel that your noise is excessive or does not reduce after a
few
hours of operation, you can run
Seagate's SeaTools diagnostic software to check the physical integrity
of
the drive.
SeaTools can be obtained from Seagate's website at:
(http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/)
Jimmie P.
Seagate Technical Support
-------------------------------------------------
I ran Seagate's diagnostic tool and this was the outcome:
Run: 04/09/2005 17:12:03
Primary IDE Channel : ST960821A
Model: ST960821A
Serial Number: 3LF085CZ 3LF085CZ
Capacity: 60.01 GB
Test result: Self-test routine completed without error.
So, I think that means the Hard Drive is okay. I'd like to thank you all for your help.
Regards
Jingle
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