- Jan 30, 2006
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Hi all, just wondering if someone could help me figure out why my Seagate 1TB external HDD is making an awful clicking noise, yet continuing to work. I have bought a new 2TB WD external drive and am in the process of transferring everything from the seagate to the WD, but it seems the seagate is doing fine at this. Also, there is no clicking noise when transferring data, only when it initially spins up with windows starting. I have noticed that it can take a long time to register in the computer folder when starting up, but seems to do fine once this has happened.
If anyone could tell me why a drive might click but not fail I would be very appreciative. Of course there is also the possibility that it is about to fail but just hasn't happened yet. If it is going to fail I want it to happen soon (before warranty runs out!).
Thanks for any info you guys can give.
If anyone could tell me why a drive might click but not fail I would be very appreciative. Of course there is also the possibility that it is about to fail but just hasn't happened yet. If it is going to fail I want it to happen soon (before warranty runs out!).
Thanks for any info you guys can give.