Clicking noise L412

[Kwarkje]

Hi there,

I am a happy owner of a lenovo L412 thinkpad.

The problem i am experiencing is with a clicking noise that comes from the harddisk.

- Occurs every few seconds, sometimes 12, sometimes 3.
- Sounds as if the head is parking and starting up.
- The hard drive LED is flickering quite alot when the laptop is idle.
- If the harddisk is buisy (extracting for example) the clicking stops.
- Os: Windows 7 professional
- HD: WDC WD3200BEVT 320GB 5400RPM.

- i5-480 processor

Sound of the clicking @ second 2,17,22 (the zooming is the fan that is working)
mp3


Could this be a defective hard drive or could there be another problem?

The laptop is quite new (270 days warranty left) And i can't miss it for a couple of days/weeks. So whats the best path to travel?

With Kind Regards,

Kwarkje

[ColonelONeill]

Try checking the SMART data using HD Tune.
Also try setting the Stop hard drive timer to never in Power Manager.

[Kwarkje]

Hi there,

I have done the HDTune SMART tests, and nothing seems to be wrong. And about the energy settings, those were already turned off. Also, the shock protection is turned off.

With Kind Regards,

Kwarkje

[KARELKA]

Hello,

I have notebook Lenovo L420. I have the same problem with the noise. The notebook make unpleasant sound in undetermined chronology.

I have the same problem as Kwarkje. I think that the sound makes hard-disk.

Please  give me advise (help me) what to do with it.

HARD DISK: ST9500420AS      500GB      7200RPM

I have the notebook 3 days.

Thanks

Karelka

[Bardamu]

It might be the same issue that Alpo described in his posts in this thread. There is a workaround for the clicking, but not for the sound of the drive turning on.

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/R-and-L-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/L520-random-sleep-and-constant-fan/td-p/...