Is anyone else's hard drive clicking? MY HARD DRIVE IS CLICKING AFTER ONLY 4 MONTHS OF USE!!!!!!
1275198
If the hard drive is clicking, that means the disk that spins at high speed is alittle warped and scraping against the side of the case. I would advice backing up all data onto a external hard drive and contact Lenovo customer support to get a replacement hard drive, the unit has a standard 1 year factory warranty on hardware
1275199
Nope! The machine has been flawless from day one. I've had the computer for about 9 plus months.
2040301
The hard drive does make a noise because it is always spinning. I had it in our living room, and moved it to the garage because of the noise.
1499608
How long have you had yours? I got my 32" after Christmas and it's been turned on a few times, hope the clicking goes away, I was going to exchange it for another one but Amazon isn't selling it now and I have only until the 31st to exchange it. Guess I'll have to live with it.
777950
I have been using the this drive for several months and I have had no buzzing noises. I would be concerned about that. Sounds like there may be an issue with the drive. I had one of the book drives start dropping out like it was getting disconnected then it finally just died. I had it for about 4 years before this happened though and had already purchased another one a couple of months before the old one died. The one I have now seems to be working fine but I am not sure I would buy another one.
1334748
Mine makes a clicking noise too. I wouldn't mind, but the clicking noise is quite loud compared to the machine running on the "Low" setting. I haven't tried this yet, but maybe it only clicks in "Auto" mode? I didn't notice it for the first few days when I had it running on High all the time.
1350048
I never heard a clicking noise went inserting the hard drive into my new xbox360 E style. I put it in as soon as I got it fit perfectly it didn't make a clicking noise for me it fit just like using a flash drive in and out no problem.
1456423
I bought a hard drive from Go Hard Drive and had a problem. I tried to get warranty from WD and in fact returned it to them and they told me it was not one of their drives. I returned it to Go Hard Drive and they replaced it. Please, if you want a genuine WD drive, make sure you are buying it from a genuine WD dealer. Then verify the production date when you receive it and update the warranty with WD.
2210074
This happened to me. 2 months. They honored the warranty and immediately sent me a replacement drive. Just call technical support.
1605726
I also just bought the laptop and I am hearing this weird clicking sounds constantly! I called tech support and they said it was part of the HDD Protection Settings, so I turned it off and the noise stopped briefly but came back. I think I will have to call again because this is noisier than the 2007 laptop I had before. If it doesn't stop I will return the laptop.
1308907
I can't speak for my experience with hard drives on Amazon, but I've dealt with other items I wanted to order that were under review and they were only unavailable for a few days. Also, a certain hardware website named after an item a chicken produces has these drives for the same price right now, if you're dead set on this drive. A lot of us have had bad experiences with them, so I am not comfortable advising people to take the risk, but it seems more people have had success than failure. And of course, Amazon has a decent return policy so you can put the drive through its paces and return it if they have problems, if you're willing to do so. Good luck!
1771591
Could be the cogs inside the drive wheel are wore out... It would make a loud clicking/grinding noise. No unusual sounds.. Could be the activator lever is not connected properly
121822
Hi, This drive is virtually silent unlike my other external hard drive which makes a lot of noise when active. How quite & cool this drive operates is one of the many things I like about it. It's possible yours could be defective. Maybe you could exchange it for another?
960910
Mine broke over a year ago. Thank God I got the warranty. It should recognize it as a separate drive to save one
560311
Holy Crap! It takes an HOUR or more??? I have a 750GB HD that is probably two thirds full, and when I connect it, it takes like a MINUTE, maybe TWO!!! Sounds like you have a crappy drive, or some other problem!
968092
thanx for posting this.. i have no idea why, and I just bought one.. so I'm going to check my dvd/cd drive too! Also, is your drive partitioned correctly? My D drive had more gigs than C..
652413
Do all of yours make that clicking noise when it is on? It seems like it shouldn't make that sound?
1786349
I've had mine for almost three years now and my clicking sound started a couple of months later and now the round plastic piece that connects the cable to the foot is cracked, Just not got around to order in it yet! Have you tried a lil wd40?