[G4] Clicking noise

[Kurt Appling]

RE; I agree, to be safe, Assume the drive is bad and backup now,however 
before you replace it try first a write zero"s reformat,on some 
ocassions this noise can be the result of software, extreem 
fragmentation is one example.


On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 03:08 PM, Daniel Brieck wrote:

> Yes, Sherry It is very safe to say that your drive is starting to 
> malfunction and probably is going to "die" in the very near future. At 
> school we had a brand new dell making that same clicking noise when 
> its Hard drive died. I would suggest backing up you important files 
> and documents and getting a new hard drive put in very soon. It looks 
> like you should be still under warrantee from apple , so call apple 
> care and tell them the problem. They should have you fixed up in no 
> time.
>
> Dan Brieck Jr.
>
> On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 01:51  PM, Sherry Plummer wrote:
>
>> I have a G4-933 that is about 6-7 months old.  I am using V10.1.5.  I 
>> just bought Jaguar OS 10.2.  I am somewhat hesitant in installing it 
>> as the G4 is making strange noises.  When I start up the machine I 
>> can hear soft clicking noises.  I think what I hear is it  reading 
>> the hard drive?  Everything seems to be up and running ok, *except* 
>> it will make *loud* clicking noises.  Something like a bold clicking 
>> into the lock position.   I think this is when it is accessing the 
>> hard drive?
>>
>> Is my hard drive dying???
>>
>> Sherry
>>