Pc help

[SirBun]

Not sure if this is the best place to ask for info, or if im even allowed to here  
im brand new to building a pc, and my experiences so far have been horrible to say the least. 
im currently having issues with my pc build, after hours of assembly. 
My case is the fractal define nano s, and after turning it on, the Blue LED on the front, flickers, and makes a light cracking sound when it does flicker. 
im not sure if anyone else who has made a build with this case has had a similar issue, i looked around a bunch online and some suggest it may be the motherboard, or the PSU. 
does anyone reccoment i rejiggle the parts around, or try disconnecting something? or if i should just send the mobo or psu back as faulty. 
im extremly new to this and this has been extremly stressful, so far i removed the power LED (i think) and that didnt make a difference, and i made sure the powercables were pushed in tight, so i dont think thats an issue. 

[m0k]

it sounds like its the HardDrive activity LED ? and the cracking noise is probably your HardDrive, which is normal
Is your OS on a SSD or HDD?

[SLAYR]

Is it the hdd indicator light that lights up when somehing is writing to your hdd, and the crackling sound may be your hdd.

[Xx_MadJack_xX]

well it might be that some Cables going into your motherboard arent in properly 

 

or It could be your HDD light

[SirBun]

Hi, i have a 2tb HDD installed. my OS (windows 10) is installed on my HDD yes. is the issue my hard drive then, and how do i fix it if it is?  

[NinJake]

If you do have a HDD instead of a SSD, what brand/model hard drive do you have?

[SLAYR]

Just now, SirBun said:

Hi, i have a 2tb HDD installed. my OS (windows 10) is installed on my HDD yes. is the issue my hard drive then, and how do i fix it if it is?  

You don't, it is normal for an hdd to make light crackling sounds.

[SirBun]

for the commentor above i have the 2tb HDD WD black. 
from the comments this sounds normal, it just worried me as a first time builder that i have done something wrong, its not an awful flickering or noise, but it is noticable and made me worry i had done something wrong. 

[SirBun]

Ill have an ssd arriving soon, will installing windows onto the SDD remove the light crackling noise and the flicking? i feel silly worrying over the last day that my build had gone wrong and id have to return something. trouble shooting for me is basically typing my issue into google and hoping something comes up  thanks for the quick responses guys, much appreciated. 

[Thorimus]

As long as it boots properly and you're not BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death)-ing or crashing you should be fine.

[NinJake]

You will be fine but you will also enjoy a SSD a lot more if it is in your budget. Keep the 2TB hard drive for mass media storage though.

[SirBun]

yes will do, i planned on putting the SSD in anyway, but amazon didnt send me the one i bought, asked for a replacement and they will send it wednesday. i built the system on saturday. first i had issues with connection (turned out to be ram) then i had monitor issues (need to send it back) then i was worried about this, thanks for the help though, set my mind at ease.  

[MrDrWho13]

1 hour ago, SirBun said:

Ill have an ssd arriving soon, will installing windows onto the SDD remove the light crackling noise and the flicking? i feel silly worrying over the last day that my build had gone wrong and id have to return something. trouble shooting for me is basically typing my issue into google and hoping something comes up  thanks for the quick responses guys, much appreciated. 

No it won't remove the noise. The noise is a tiny arm moving back and forth on a tiny spinning disk. Data is stored on this disk so any time you need to load anything from it, it will make this noise. By having the OS on an SSD, you won't be accessing Windows files from the HDD, so it will make that noise less frequently. This noise is totally normal, and the light is designed to flash when data is being read.

[SirBun]

so its normal for it to make this noise when idle? it isnt a bad noise, and i did notice it flashing and clicking more when i was installing windows onto it just worried my HDD is fauly on arrival, when idle it just makes occasional clicks and flashes, is that normal too? sorry for repeated questions. im new to this and just want to make 100% sure. thanks  

[NinJake]

No, if your SSD is large enough, you can potentially put your OS and any games or software on the SSD. I have the same setup and only access my hard drive for music/tv shows/ movies. Therefore I don't hear the disk since I'm at that point listening or watching something!

 

Best of luck to your build. And asking questions is not looked down on, it's how you learn!

[SirBun]

yeah thanks for the speedy replies, i unplugged the SATA cable and booted it up, its definetly the HDD, guess i was just so surprised by the noise and flashing, i had already had issues with ram, and connectors, ive had to send my monitor back for bad backlight bleed, and the cpu cooler will probably have to be reinstalled (too much thermal paste i think) to say the least this is a lot more stressful than i had intended. thinking i broke something or something just wont work, is extremly worrying. especially the ordeal i recently had trying to return a monitor. but thanks everyone for the replies, it was only simple but put my mind at ease, and saved me a ton of stress and most likely failed troubleshooting.