Mayday, Mayday need help I think my days are limitted

mikehud851984 · Aug 25, 2007, 03:34 AM

Ok so just recently my computer has been acting deathly strange I believe I know the problem but i'm sure hoping it's not what I think but here are the symptoms 1) Tower makes a loud click sound while starting only clicks once and only if the system is off it doesn't happen if I hit restart from the OS it happens shortly after the power button is pressed before the bios logo appears it sounds like an A drive when you insert a disk and it begins to read you know that loud clank they make well thats what it sounds like but the only problem with that is that I don't have a floppy drive installed so thats not where it's coming from. 2) it sometimes will click again and only once again just like the first time while i'm already working within the OS and it's never within the same amount of time it may be five, ten, twenty, minutes or not at all but if it does the entire system will lockup and restart with no error message. I won't say what I think it is to see if you may have the same thoughts without just going off what I think. Any info on this is and will be appreciated.

**kris23** · Aug 25, 2007, 04:34 AM

could be a hard drive ripping its insides apart, just a guess though....

i highly suggest backing up all data before its too late!

Aug 25, 2007, 03:34 AM	#1
mikehud851984 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dover NH U.S.A Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	Mayday, Mayday need help I think my days are limitted Ok so just recently my computer has been acting deathly strange I believe I know the problem but i'm sure hoping it's not what I think but here are the symptoms 1) Tower makes a loud click sound while starting only clicks once and only if the system is off it doesn't happen if I hit restart from the OS it happens shortly after the power button is pressed before the bios logo appears it sounds like an A drive when you insert a disk and it begins to read you know that loud clank they make well thats what it sounds like but the only problem with that is that I don't have a floppy drive installed so thats not where it's coming from. 2) it sometimes will click again and only once again just like the first time while i'm already working within the OS and it's never within the same amount of time it may be five, ten, twenty, minutes or not at all but if it does the entire system will lockup and restart with no error message. I won't say what I think it is to see if you may have the same thoughts without just going off what I think. Any info on this is and will be appreciated. __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A32 MVP Deluxe Wifi AM2+ Chipset:AMD 790FX/AMD SB600 Southbridge CPU: AMD Black Edition Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3Ghz Quad Core Video: Sapphire Ati HD3870X2 1GIG Dual GPU Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 906BW 2ms 2000:1 Ram: 2GB Crucial Ballistix 1066Mhz DDR2 Storage: Maxtor SATAII 300GB With Bonus 20GB. Power: Antec NEO 650Watt Cooling: CPU:Thermaltake Ruby Orb 120mm, Intake: Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Exhaust:Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Side Panel modded stock case 80mm, and Arctic Silver 5 on cpu heatsink.

Aug 25, 2007, 04:34 AM	#2
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	could be a hard drive ripping its insides apart, just a guess though.... i highly suggest backing up all data before its too late! __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!