Weird stuttering before boot

[Hacka]

I just built this computer and it has something wrong with it. When i try to boot it up, it seems like it doesnt want to start... it makes a few quiet "err" sounds and after 5 seconds it starts up and runs fine.

What is that?

 

[RadiclDreamer]

When you say err sounds, is it the sound of the floppy drive by chance? Sometimes a system will try to boot from the floppy first

 

[Hacka]

it doesnt have a floppy drive lol.. i unplugged everything.. its the mobo making the hard drive stutter and make weird sounds.. no clicking.. just a errr sound lol ... well 5 sounds before it boots.

 

[jtsmith]

It could be a motor problem or an airflow problem. That "whirring" sound is the drive trying to spin up that could be symptom of a bad motor. The other reason might be there is an airflow problem. The inside of a drive needs a certain amount of air pressure to enable the heads to "float" above the platters. If there isn't enough pressure the heads won't move from it's parked position. Either way you might want to test the system with another drive to narrow down the problem.