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obrien040362
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March 29th, 2003 19:00
my hard drive is chirping
My hard drive has started chirping. Like it is swapping memory. Even when the computer is on but i am not doing anything it will chirp for a minute, not chirp for a minute, chirp again, etc. Is this a sign the hard drive is going bad ? Is this a sign of Memory going Bad ?
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Posted March 29th, 2003 20:00
This from the Tech TV Website The Screen Savers.
Jeff in Ontario, Canada, is using Windows XP Pro. When his machine is idle his hard drive makes a continuous clicking sound. What's causing the sound and how can he stop it?
The sound is your hard drive accessing data for some reason. There are multiple reasons why your hard drive is active while the computer is idle.
- The Windows XP indexing service can be using the drive. Learn how to turn it off.
- System restore in XP can be active. Learn how to disable it.
- You may have spyware. Get Ad-aware or Spybot - Search & Destroy to remove spyware.
- You have a trojan on your computer. Use an antivirus program such as AVG AntiVirus.
- If you run a file-sharing program such as KaZaA, you may have been hacked and people may be using your computer to share files.
Leo and Patrick recommend Black Viper's website for tips on what services you can turn off in Windows XP.
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Posted March 29th, 2003 20:00
obrien040362.
Try using Dell's Hard Drive Diagnostics, you will find the information here
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Posted March 30th, 2003 17:00
Some more information
it chirps even when i am not on the internet. I am running zonealarm as a fire wall. I have used Kazaa but I have it set up so people can not share with me. I run windows 98 not XP.
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Posted August 15th, 2003 14:00
BTW. Running Win98, SE.973
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Posted August 15th, 2003 14:00
Kaaza does not require that you have anything shared. It installs "Spyware" on your machine and in some cases attempts to use your machine as a way to distribute computing power. Borrowing spare cycles on your machine.
My Inspiron 3200 is also making a chirping sound from the harddrive. But I notice that when it does this, the LCD display showing the battery level is flashing each segement from high to low and back again at a very high rate. It seems to be in time with the chirping. This happens while I am plugged into house power. I've never seen it do this while I am on battery. which does not last long. I need a new one....
Any ideas?
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Posted August 15th, 2003 15:00
By any chance are you running "WeatherBug"? It's alert sounds like a cricket chirping.
Jon
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Posted August 15th, 2003 20:00
Possible birds' nest in your computer!Cockroaches don't make that much noise.
Message Edited by Kojak on 08-15-2003 07:30 PM
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Posted August 16th, 2003 12:00
No,
, no weather bug, or birds or any other kinda software like that running. I've never installed Kaaza or any other spyware on the machine. I do run "Ad Aware" on it and all my other machines to be sure they are clear. Part of my weekly maintaince.
The problem takes place only when I am using house current. I've checked the outlets and the power to them is a good level and is not fluxing. I hook to a UPS unit so it is holding good current. On battery, this does not take place.
"Tweeting Birds? Rocco, I'm ready for my close up?" - Roger Rabbit.. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit
rustymt
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Posted March 29th, 2003 20:00
obrian
I sure would back up and grab everything you want off the drive. If you dont have a second drive ,,might be a good time to add a second drive for a spare or replacement.
Dell Dimension 4100 (incase upgrde) Intel(R) 2.4(oc 2.8) specs