Clicking

[IthanBrian]

Hi-
Whenever I READ from my hard drive, I here a clicking noise. The file opens, but should I be worried? Strangly, it only happens when I READ from the hard drive, not write. Any ideas?
Thank You.

 

[RiezalR]

Most likely a HDD hardware problem. Nothing to do with a Windows XP forum.

 

[linney]

From todays edition of the "langalist", referring to the Intel Application Accelerator.

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One of the neat things the Application Accelerator showed me was that my system supports "Acoustic Management" of its hard drives, letting me trade off between raw speed on the one hand and nearly silent drive operation (no chatter) on the other. I never knew my drives had this ability, or that I could control it!

You can get the full spiel--- including how to tell if it's OK to run the Application Accelerator on your system--- at

http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa/

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Whether you're trying to solve the problem Allan mentions, or just want to explore what capabilities your controller and drives offer, check it out--- it's free!

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