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PC Clicks and grinds on start-up.
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damric
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Your hard drive has the same arthritis as in my spine. Hard to get started up, but generally ok for the rest of the day 
But yeah seriously it's your HDD accessing files during start up until stuff is loaded into RAM. I would replace noisy HDD with SSD. Descent 120GB SSD is only $60-70 now.
But yeah seriously it's your HDD accessing files during start up until stuff is loaded into RAM. I would replace noisy HDD with SSD. Descent 120GB SSD is only $60-70 now.
chunkymonster
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Clicking and grinding is a tell tale sign of a hard drive that is starting to go bad. I would immediately back up any important files and data and start shopping for a new hard drive.
As damric mentioned, an SSD would be a great choice. Better yet, get an SSD with enough space to hold all your OS and apps and then get a 1TB or 2TB hard drive as a storage drive.
As damric mentioned, an SSD would be a great choice. Better yet, get an SSD with enough space to hold all your OS and apps and then get a 1TB or 2TB hard drive as a storage drive.
maddogfargo
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+1 for this. If it has been quiet until now and is more than a few years old, backup immediately and prepare to order a replacement.
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damric :
Your hard drive has the same arthritis as in my spine. Hard to get started up, but generally ok for the rest of the day
But yeah seriously it's your HDD accessing files during start up until stuff is loaded into RAM. I would replace noisy HDD with SSD. Descent 120GB SSD is only $60-70 now.
But yeah seriously it's your HDD accessing files during start up until stuff is loaded into RAM. I would replace noisy HDD with SSD. Descent 120GB SSD is only $60-70 now.
Hmm firstly, really appreciate the swift reply, secondly I'm sure it's the power supply, I moved it out of the case and when it was fan side down it would click, then I'd move it downwards and it would just grind with no clicking!
chunkymonster
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Had a look, everything seemed okay but noise persisted, Bought a new PSU, put it in. Was completely fine until, I started playing a game and during the game the entire PC shut up, this happened before on my old PSU, the PSU gets really really hot and now my new one is grinding, and sharing my original problem with my first one, I'm so confused.
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I hate to keep dismissing your suggestions since I'm asking you, but I assure you it's not the HDD unless that can somehow cause a power supply to grind and heat up
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