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OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-17-2003, 12:59 AM
My roomates rig is doing some odd stuff.
The Hard drive keeps clicking on and off. It has done this in the past
and I changed out the hd and the problem went away and now its back.
I have run tests on the drive and all is well.
Could it be the power supply or something else
I say something else.
Morpheus
03-17-2003, 01:00 AM
hmmm.... by on and off do you mean it's workign by itself sometimes or it shuts down sometimes?
OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-17-2003, 01:01 AM
It does not shut down just clicks off then back on.
Morpheus
03-17-2003, 01:01 AM
If it keeps lighting up by itself turn off indexing in the search window, if it shuts down by itself it's probably pushing the power supply over the edge. :thumbs:
Morpheus
03-17-2003, 01:03 AM
Sorry didn't see your post. Probably pushing the PSU over the limit.
Morpheus
03-17-2003, 01:03 AM
god i keep forgetting things. How big is his PSU?
OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-17-2003, 01:04 AM
He's got a 350watt ps with a voodoo card.
I don't think it's pushing the PS
OUTLAWS The Machine
03-17-2003, 01:04 AM
Sounds like the IDE cable is bad to me.
Morpheus
03-17-2003, 01:05 AM
Originally posted by WHOCARES@Mar 16 2003, 08:04 PM
He's got a 350watt ps with a voodoo card.
I don't think it's pushing the PS
:hmmm: Maybe check the IDE cable? :WTF: Might be unseated or soemthing, either to the motherboard or the drive.
Morpheus
03-17-2003, 01:05 AM
Originally posted by OUTLAWS The Machine@Mar 16 2003, 08:04 PM
Sounds like the IDE cable is bad to me.
:thumbs: :wave:
OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-17-2003, 01:05 AM
Originally posted by OUTLAWS The Machine@Mar 16 2003, 08:04 PM
Sounds like the IDE cable is bad to me.
gonna try that.
Morpheus
03-17-2003, 01:07 AM
:w00t: Glad I could help, even if i was a few milosecond behind.
OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-17-2003, 01:12 AM
Testing now. Hopefully that fixes it.
Morpheus
03-17-2003, 01:14 AM
Originally posted by WHOCARES@Mar 16 2003, 08:12 PM
Testing now. Hopefully that fixes it.
:thumbs:
OUTLAWS The Machine
03-17-2003, 03:51 AM
Update? :dunno:
SALvation
03-17-2003, 04:15 AM
I suggest burning your data to CD ASAP. Clicking hard drive = dying hard drive.
Grimmy
03-17-2003, 05:17 AM
That is funny that you replaced the HD and later on it started happening again. Based upon what the hard drive connects to, the mobo, if there is a fault a new HD maybe be able to take it for so long, but the tollerances that is has will break down aftera while and create the same thing.


Just something from my electrical past that I have gained. Asus A7N8X Deluxe suggestion, $150 at newegg :D
OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-17-2003, 11:23 AM
no problems yet. I backed up all data just i case.
OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-18-2003, 03:01 AM
So far no problems.
OUTLAWS The Machine
03-18-2003, 03:12 AM
I think it was the IDE cable. I've had 2 to go bad in the last couple years. I could hear the hd starting and stopping.
OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-18-2003, 03:16 AM
Originally posted by OUTLAWS The Machine@Mar 17 2003, 10:12 PM
I think it was the IDE cable. I've had 2 to go bad in the last couple years. I could hear the hd starting and stopping.
A true test IMO is at least 48 hours.

Hey man what do you think of the case I want.
Worth the $$
Grimmy
03-18-2003, 03:49 AM
ummm, what case?? :WTF: Linkage please
OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-18-2003, 03:50 AM
This one (http://www.gamemecca.net/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=10510&st=20&#entry169346)
OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-29-2003, 05:07 AM
Update.
I spent the last 2 days trying to figure out why the damn hd keeps clicking.
Finally I got so upset I smashed it on the table until it sounded like an rc car.
Needless to say I bought I new hd, new mb and a new ps.
Turns out the ps had a minor short in it which somehow zapped the mb causeing the hd to malfunction.

Just got done reformatting and loading windows.
Everything seems fine.
FUS1ON
03-29-2003, 05:25 AM
Originally posted by WHOCARES@Mar 28 2003, 11:07 PM
Finally I got so upset I smashed it on the table until it sounded like an rc car.

Good to hear you think you have it fixed Whocares :thumbs:
BTW have you seen this? LINK (http://www.gamemecca.net/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=11209) :P
OUTLAWS WHOCARES
03-29-2003, 05:29 AM
Yea I saw that.
Wasn't that bad though.
I turned everything off un plugged the hd and then smashed it.
Death-Dude
03-30-2003, 02:22 AM
Originally posted by OUTLAWS The Machine@Mar 17 2003, 09:12 PM
I think it was the IDE cable. I've had 2 to go bad in the last couple years. I could hear the hd starting and stopping.
That's usually an easy test as well, as most folks have at least one extra around. If not, maybe the PS isn't putting out as it should or something, I'd investigate that next if the cable doesn't solve. Could the controller itself be flaking and causing problems? That would drive you nuts trying to diagnose.
Death-Dude
03-30-2003, 02:24 AM
Originally posted by WHOCARES@Mar 28 2003, 11:07 PM
Update.
I spent the last 2 days trying to figure out why the damn hd keeps clicking.
Finally I got so upset I smashed it on the table until it sounded like an rc car.
Needless to say I bought I new hd, new mb and a new ps.
Turns out the ps had a minor short in it which somehow zapped the mb causeing the hd to malfunction.

Just got done reformatting and loading windows.
Everything seems fine.
Oops! didn't see that, now that's fixing a hard drive but good! :jammin:
Fantum309
04-01-2003, 04:53 AM
I experienced strange clicking noises coming from my hard drive a couple years back. I lost the hard drive twice and a cpu. Before the third hard drive crashed, It was recommended that I get a APC back-UPS unit because they thought that I might be experiencing a voltage fluctuation and the unit would regulate it. No problems since. As a matter of fact, I run a back-UPS unit on all of my PC's now!