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[JohnCU]

Does your IBM Thinkpad harddrive click... occasionally? Not like a read/write error I don't think, it's just an occasional one time click.

 

[AndyHui]

Yes, IBM Travelstar drives do that, and it is supposed to be normal.

You can take the drive out and gently shake it a bit and it seems like something is loose inside, but I am told that is normal.

 

[iamme]

is your Thinkpad still under warranty? Give IBM a call, if it is. it's a HD problem, not your notebook.

my Thinkpad 600E's HD is running fine. I had a Compaq laptop that did that. I got it replaced by Compaq.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: AndyHui
Yes, IBM Travelstar drives do that, and it is supposed to be normal.

You can take the drive out and gently shake it a bit and it seems like something is loose inside, but I am told that is normal.

gently shaking it helps?

 

[roncarter]

i have an i series and i also hear this noise.. no biggy.. its just the HD working

 

Originally posted by: Dismal
Does your IBM Thinkpad harddrive click... occasionally? Not like a read/write error I don't think, it's just an occasional one time click.

pics.bbzzdd.com is running on a 600E and yes, it clicks all the time.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: dwell

Originally posted by: Dismal
Does your IBM Thinkpad harddrive click... occasionally? Not like a read/write error I don't think, it's just an occasional one time click.

pics.bbzzdd.com is running on a 600E and yes, it clicks all the time.

the site is hosted on a Thinkpad??

 

Yup. That's it right under my desk.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: dwell
Yup. That's it right under my desk.

damn, that's pretty cool. how long has it been up and running for?

 

damn, that's pretty cool. how long has it been up and running for?

I think it's been up since March. You can see the uptime stuff here.

 

[AndyHui]

gently shaking it helps?

No, it doesn't. I'm simply saying that you can clearly hear something is loose if you shake any Travelstar drive.

 

[JohnCU]

thanks a lot guys!

 

[Kntx]

Mine clicks like a mofo.

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: dwell

Originally posted by: Dismal
Does your IBM Thinkpad harddrive click... occasionally? Not like a read/write error I don't think, it's just an occasional one time click.

pics.bbzzdd.com is running on a 600E and yes, it clicks all the time.

I gotta say, thats just pretty cool, I never would have even thought of using a laptop to serve up pics.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: dwell

Originally posted by: Dismal
Does your IBM Thinkpad harddrive click... occasionally? Not like a read/write error I don't think, it's just an occasional one time click.

pics.bbzzdd.com is running on a 600E and yes, it clicks all the time.

I gotta say, thats just pretty cool, I never would have even thought of using a laptop to serve up pics.

No wonder it's so slow, it's a 300mhz laptop....

 

[Zenmervolt]

No abnormal clicks from the 30 GB 5400 RPM Travelstar in my ThinkPad. It is a loud drive though. The drive clicks all the time during read/write but I've never had an isolated one-time click. The Travelstar is almost as loud as my ancient Quantum Maveric 540a (the 512 Meg drive from my old 80486 DX/2).

ZV

 

[crab]

The travelstar in my I8000 clicks all the time...It also whines like crazy.