I think Ron is running OS X, though, but not sure if it's 10.2.5. You can have a clicking sound without it being the hd going out! gary Berndt Farwer wrote: > On Sunday, Apr 13, 2003, at 21:46 Europe/Berlin, Ron Reames wrote: > >> Thanks, date reset. >> I used DW and optimized the directory.That didn't help. >> A friend suggested the noise might be coming from the speakers. He's >> right, but I don't know why. >> When I hear the noise if I touch any of the keys which control the >> sound, the noise stops, for a very short time. >> It doesn't matter if I up the volume, turn it down, or off. The noise >> stops for about 30 seconds, then comes back.