[G4] Clicking noise

[Mel]

I agree that it is likely the drive is malfunctioning, however, there 
is one other possible explanation. If there is a program logging a 
benign error to the console on a recurring basis (e.g. every second or 
two), it could make the same kind of sound. Open the console and check 
if you see a repetitive error. If so, you can use the information to 
determine which application is doing it, and hopefully correct it. If 
you don't see anything like that in the console log, the disk is 
probably going bad.
Mel

On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 07:37  PM, Kunga wrote:

> That's a good guess Sherry. The good news is that large hard drives 
> are now incredibly inexpensive. You don't say what size your drive is 
> nor if you have more than one. But you can buy another 120 GB drive 
> for about $80 right now. Western Digital is offering $80 rebates until 
> the end of May on their 8MB buffer 120s. So you might want to take 
> advantage of that to back up the clicking one and then the even better 
> good news is that the drive that is failing is probably under a 3 year 
> replacement warranty so you can get the manufacturer to give you a new 
> one by contacting them directly. 8 ^ )
>
> k
>
> On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 10:51  AM, Sherry Plummer wrote:
>
>>  I think this is when it is accessing the hard drive?
>>
>> Is my hard drive dying???
>
>
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