Clicking Noise issue *resolved*

[pbears1130]

It tells me
'-b' is not recognizable as an external or internal command

[pbears1130]

Ok i managed to get the command to work in hdparm but it didnt do anything, my laptop continues to click

[CpxAzn]

It doesn't stop the clicking, it just reduces it by a lot.

[bigbrother8]

i've been having problems with my WD scorpio 2.5" 320GB 7200rpm HD (on vista home premium). here is WD's official response with info on creating a bootable XP cd from a non-XP machine - unfortunately, i can't post links yet. PM me if you need them.

disclaimer: i haven't tried this yet so i hope it works:

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microsoft support:
How to create a bootable floppy disk for an NTFS or FAT partition in Windows XP

How to obtain Windows XP Setup disks for a floppy boot installation

WD Response
try, if possible making the floppy or cd from an XP PC so we can boot the Vista laptop with the disk.

During normal operation, a WD Scorpio 2.5" hard drive will make a clicking noise when attempting to enter into power-saver or standby mode.

This issue is caused by a system initiated power management command being interpreted incorrectly by the hard drive.

There is a WD Scorpio 2.5" hard drive optimization utility available to resolve this issue.

Please follow the directions below to download and run the utility.

IMPORTANT: Please ensure that AC power is connected to, and supplying power to the laptop computer before attempting to run the WD Scorpio 2.5" hard drive optimization utility.

Although this utility should not alter any data on the hard drive, Western Digital recommends backing up any data on the hard drive before running this utility.

Download the file wdupd020.zip to any Windows based computer system and use an extraction utility (such as WinZip) to extract all files onto a bootable DOS floppy diskette or DOS bootable CD.

Insert the floppy diskette or CD into the computer system with the WD Scorpio 2.5" hard drive.

If the computer system is running, save any open documents, close any open programs, and reboot the computer. If the computer system is off, please start the computer.

Please Note: If the computer system does not boot to the floppy diskette or CD, you may need to enter the computer BIOS and set the floppy drive as the first boot device (before the hard drive or CD-ROM drive).

After booting to the DOS bootable diskette or DOS bootable CD, type wdupd020.exe and press enter. Highlight the Western Digital hard drive using the arrow keys.

The listing will show "Update Applicable" under status. Press Enter to continue.

Press Y to accept the license agreement. Follow the instructions listed and press Enter to continue.

The application will report "Update Completed." Follow the remaining instructions and press Enter to exit the utility.

Remove the floppy diskette and restart your system.

[pbears1130]

ok i realize someone made a post explaining this earlier but it really didnt make sense to me. How do I set it up so that hdparm automatically runs the "hdparm -B 255 hda" script when I turn on my computer or wake it from hibernation or sleep?

[ironaddict]

I have the same problem with a loud clicking noise from my HDD
A Samsung HM320JI and went through the trouble shooting guide that the Sony techs sent me. It did reduce the ramdom clicking noise to maybe once or twice a day but didn't stop it. So far i have tried the NHC, whiched worked, but found that it not only dims my monitor on starup but also it causes my computer to get laggy after a while (couple of hours) my CPU usage will be all over the place even if it just idling. Not sure if it is conflicting with vista or sony hardware. did anyone else's notebook start lagging when using NHC.

I'm sending my laptop back to Sony for them to take a look at, but since this issue is with this model of hard drive. I'm guessing im just gonna be replacing old clicking hard drive for a new clicking hard drive. LOL Lucky I only had got this laptop last month and theres not my in the HD so far

[BuddaTele]

So ryaske's instructions for using hdparm has solved my clicking problems for a while now...but a couple of questions:

When I set it to 254, it stays that way for several weeks, no matter how much I reboot, sleep, hibernate, etc. Then once in a while it will randomly revert to clicking mode, until I run the hdparm.exe -B 254 hda command again. Is this because I have UAC enabled, so it can't change itself back to the regular setting?

Also, if I wanted to manually change back to the default clicking setting, would hdparm.exe -B 127 hda be the correct command? I think my hd is a 220gb Western Digital.

[ScorpionSX]

BuddaTele: No, I think that this hasn't anything to do with UAC. You can try my HDD Acoustic Fix that I posted few pages back, that will copy a simple .bat file to your startup folder, so if you have hdparm installed (you say that you do), it should disable the clicking right after every startup, so you don't need to care about anything. It uses the same command for hdparm that you use, so it will work for you. If you are running x64 OS, then write it here, I can provide the version that is changed for x64 OS.
And yes, for changing back to default, that command is correct.

[Rurouni Kenshin]

@tinTTi

It´s running perfectly fast in that mode, i got the same results in PCMark05 with all settings from 0-255.

Since i got requests, i uploaded the files here for stopping the clicking of the Seagate 7200.3. This file only works if it is your first internal drive:

http://rapidshare.com/files/14883744...ICKER.zip.html

enjoy the silence ;-)

Thanks man, it really work for me ... enjoy the silence ^^

[Rurouni Kenshin]

BuddaTele: No, I think that this hasn't anything to do with UAC. You can try my HDD Acoustic Fix that I posted few pages back, that will copy a simple .bat file to your startup folder, so if you have hdparm installed (you say that you do), it should disable the clicking right after every startup, so you don't need to care about anything. It uses the same command for hdparm that you use, so it will work for you. If you are running x64 OS, then write it here, I can provide the version that is changed for x64 OS.
And yes, for changing back to default, that command is correct.

I'm using vista x64 so if you have time please provide us the x64 version Thax