Need help!

[Jonasen]

Hello! My pc is beeping and making a click noise from its hdd when i try to turn it on. I've tried to look it up but nothing seems to work.. Any of you guys have any idea how to fix this? Please let me know!

[callmejaccob]

Sounds like a bad hard drive head or arm. Can't do anything but RMA it.

[Jonasen]

1 minute ago, callmejaccob said:

Sounds like a bad hard drive head or arm. Can't do anything but RMA it.

RMA? I dont know very much about computers..

[callmejaccob]

Just now, Jonasen said:

RMA? I dont know very much about computers..

Contact the manufacturer to get it replaced if it's under warranty. If it isn't, then I'd get a new hard drive and copy your data over. This is an HDD and not an SSD, correct?

[callmejaccob]

How long and consistent is the beeping and clicking?

[Jonasen]

1 minute ago, callmejaccob said:

Contact the manufacturer to get it replaced if it's under warranty. If it isn't, then I'd get a new hard drive and copy your data over. This is an HDD and not an SSD, correct?

Not 100% sure which one it is, I have an ssd also. im guessing it's the hdd 

[Jonasen]

1 minute ago, callmejaccob said:

How long and consistent is the beeping and clicking?

The beeping only happens on startup the n it stops, and then starts the clicking which goes on forever..

[Jonasen]

Just now, Caroline said:

sounds like a failing drive, is it too old?

I got the pc 4 years ago, So yeah i guess its pretty old

[callmejaccob]

1 minute ago, Jonasen said:

The beeping only happens on startup the n it stops, and then starts the clicking which goes on forever..

The beeping is your POST startup, which is normal. How many beeps is it, and what motherboard do you have?

 

The clicking is not though, and I would stop using the hard drive until you get a new one.

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, Jonasen said:

Not 100% sure which one it is, I have an ssd also. im guessing it's the hdd 

There's no moving parts inside an SSD, so that won't be making a clicking noise like a hard drive could.

 

Easiest way to test if it is the hard drive making the noise is to turn the computer off, open the side panel, and unplug the hard drive. Reboot and see if the noise persists.

[Jonasen]

I got a rtx 2060 and a new power supply, The beeping and clicking started happening when i plugged them in. I have a new pc but i really want to fix the old one, Lot of pictures and memories in it.

[Jonasen]

2 minutes ago, callmejaccob said:

The beeping is your POST startup, which is normal. How many beeps is it, and what motherboard do you have?

 

The clicking is not though, and I would stop using the hard drive until you get a new one.

Its like three beeps, a little loud. It's a lenovo y720 cube, not sure what motherboard it has

[Jonasen]

4 minutes ago, Spotty said:

There's no moving parts inside an SSD, so that won't be making a clicking noise like a hard drive could.

 

Easiest way to test if it is the hard drive making the noise is to turn the computer off, open the side panel, and unplug the hard drive. Reboot and see if the noise persists.

I'll check it out. Thank you

[callmejaccob]

3 minutes ago, Jonasen said:

Its like three beeps, a little loud. It's a lenovo y720 cube, not sure what motherboard it has

Yea, it's probably the HDD. Take it out and boot your PC without it. Good Luck!

[Jonasen]

1 minute ago, callmejaccob said:

Yea, it's probably the HDD. Take it out and boot your PC without it. Good Luck!

Will try  Thank You for the help!

[Jonasen]

2 minutes ago, Caroline said:

not that old considering there are hard drives that still work after 20 years, maybe the power connector is loose

So it'll probably still work then.