Clicking Noise issue *resolved*

[manzi]

So will this "fix" drain more battery or will it be the same?

[harlequin]

Thank you for the information, Cyanize. I have a Dell Vostro 1500 with a Seagate Momentus HDD 160 GB 5400. I also have the same clicking sound problem. I installed NHC and changed the settings as you suggested, and it solved the problem. BTW, I found that running HD Tune also stopped the clicking, I think this is beause it accesses the HDD every 5 seconds or so, and the head parking only occurs after 20 or 30 seconds of HDD inactivity.

Out of curiousity, I also tried to change my BIOS HDD Acounstic Mode from 'Bypass' to 'Performance' (after turning off NHC), and this also worked. As the BIOS message advises, the hard drive is slightly noiser, but this is far better than the 'clicking' sound that I had to put up with before.

[jeff0078]

I can't even get NHC to run. I get this error message:

[deadsimple]

I can't even get NHC to run. I get this error message:

Running the special Dell version?

http://www.p35-forum.de/files/nhc_2....se_06_dell.zip

but this is far better than the 'clicking' sound that I had to put up with before.

That's really strange. I guess if it worked for you, then we might be referring to different clicking sounds or the hard-drives might be a bit different?

What's the hdd model number of yours?

[harlequin]

Running the special Dell version?

http://www.p35-forum.de/files/nhc_2....se_06_dell.zip



That's really strange. I guess if it worked for you, then we might be referring to different clicking sounds or the hard-drives might be a bit different?

What's the hdd model number of yours?

I have a Seagate Momentus ST9160821AS, SATA 160 GB 5400

[deadsimple]

I have a Seagate Momentus ST9160821AS, SATA 160 GB 5400

Same.

I guess if it works, then it works *shrug*

[jeff0078]

Running the special Dell version?

http://www.p35-forum.de/files/nhc_2....se_06_dell.zip

Looks like I missed something.

[Cyanize]

Glad to see that my suggestion helped.

[jb1007]

Ummm pretty freaky - as soon as I changed it to high performance, the hard drive instantly stopped the constant chugging. Awesome tip!

Is there any downside to longevity of the disk, heat, battery implications, etc?

[napalmb]

I'm not sure if I'm having the same problem as you guys. I hear an occasional chirp noise. I figure its coming from the HDD, but its not a constant sound, and it is not very loud. Still can get annoying though.