What is causing this sound?

[Saxioliken]

Do you guys know what is causing this sound? It happens around 20 times and sometimes it finally boots my computer up, the other times it just stays like this. I can't figure out what it is:

 

 

[seba7661]

3 minutes ago, Saxioliken said:

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could maybe be the harddrive(if thats what you are using) they can get pretty noisy if they get old. might also be why its taking some time to boot up.

[Od1sseas]

I'm not sure, but i think is the Hard Drive. Maybe that's the reason also that takes too long to boot up

[Saxioliken]

1 minute ago, Od1sseas said:

I'm not sure, but i think is the Hard Drive. Maybe that's the reason also that takes too long to boot up

2 minutes ago, seba7661 said:

could maybe be the harddrive(if thats what you are using) they can get pretty noisy if they get old. might also be why its taking some time to boot up.

I ran a hard drive check programs 2 weeks ago and it showed it to be at good health and it has been nowhere near crane magnets ever since

 

EDIT: It was the weeb app Crystaldiskinfo

[seba7661]

Just now, Saxioliken said:

I ran a hard drive check programs 2 weeks ago and it showed it to be at good health and it has been nowhere near crane magnets ever since

cant see what else it could be. it really sounds like the disk from the harddrive.

[Saxioliken]

Just now, seba7661 said:

cant see what else it could be. it really sounds like the disk from the harddrive.

Is there something I can check at it to rule this out?

[seba7661]

1 minute ago, Saxioliken said:

Is there something I can check at it to rule this out?

if you have a ssd or other harddrive you could try to boot the system over that one and see if it boots up with no problems. if not i dont know how to check it. dont try to open it as you might do more damage then good

[kelvinhall05]

2 minutes ago, Saxioliken said:

Is there something I can check at it to rule this out?

Unplug the drive and boot up your system.

[Saxioliken]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Unplug the drive and boot up your system.

It just says "Reboot and select bla bla.."

 

I don't have another HDD to test this with, sadly

[seba7661]

1 minute ago, Saxioliken said:

It just says "Reboot and select bla bla.."

 

I don't have another HDD to test this with, sadly

but does it make the sound? if not you know that its the harddrive

[Saxioliken]

Just now, seba7661 said:

but does it make the sound? if not you know that its the harddrive

Well it didn't make the noise in the BIOS before either, it started when windows booted, but you might be right

i always figured it was my PSU since I tortured it last summer from the heat with no A/C

[xriqn]

That HDD sounds like it's on it's last legs.

[seba7661]

1 minute ago, Saxioliken said:

Well it didn't make the noise in the BIOS before either, it started when windows booted, but you might be right

i always figured it was my PSU since I tortured it last summer from the heat with no A/C

well its prob time to get new hdd or maybe even upgrade to ssd. you just need to download windows on a usb and save all the files you wanna keep. on a other usb. dont need to worry about windows code as its saved on the mobo

[kelvinhall05]

6 minutes ago, Saxioliken said:

It just says "Reboot and select bla bla.."

 

I don't have another HDD to test this with, sadly

No, but can you hear the noise? Who cares what screen it's on, is the noise still there?

[seba7661]

  5 minutes ago, seba7661 said:

but does it make the sound? if not you know that its the harddrive

Well it didn't make the noise in the BIOS before either, it started when windows booted, but you might be right

i always figured it was my PSU since I tortured it last summer from the heat with no A/C 

[Saxioliken]

No sound guys, you are probably right  Even though it was working just fine 2 weeks ago

[seba7661]

3 minutes ago, Saxioliken said:

No sound guys, you are probably right  Even though it was working just fine 2 weeks ago

i mean just save all the files on a usb or something else and use it as long as you can. just buy a new hdd or ssd in the near future

[8-Bit Ninja]

10 minutes ago, Saxioliken said:

No sound guys, you are probably right  Even though it was working just fine 2 weeks ago

It doesn't mean the drive is damaged to the point of failure, I've had drives last years sounding like that, just take care to have important documents backed up and you will be fine 

[Saxioliken]

Just now, 8-Bit Ninja said:

It doesn't mean the drive is damaged to the point of failure, I've had drives last years sounding like that, just take care to have important documents backed up and you will be fine 

 

7 minutes ago, seba7661 said:

i mean just save all the files on a usb or something else and use it as long as you can. just buy a new hdd or ssd in the near future

Can't really afford a new HDD, let alone an SSD

 

But I have an external HDD, can I use that as a replacement?

[seba7661]

2 minutes ago, Saxioliken said:

 

Can't really afford a new HDD, let alone an SSD

 

But I have an external HDD, can I use that as a replacement?

that i cant answear but you should save all you importan files on that one

[wirs]

13 minutes ago, Saxioliken said:

 

Can't really afford a new HDD, let alone an SSD

 

But I have an external HDD, can I use that as a replacement?

An external HDD is just a normal one in a fancy enclosure with an adapter. Simply open it up and remove the harddisk and you'll be fine