Strange noise from my PC

VinceTornado

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So ever since I installed Windows 8.1 on my desktop, i've been having a ton of trouble, from it doing a boot loop, to now, where it jumps randomly to 100% disk usage while i just idle on the desktop, to the point my PC locks up and needs a hard reset. The lock ups are almost ALWAYS accompanied with a very odd noise, a clicking. A random, loud click once every few seconds, then it goes away. I'm unsure if this issue has something to do with my HDD but i'm worried that it is.
 

Sanjay Srivastava

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it is an issue with your hdd

try a complete format of your hdd (make it RAW ) and then install win 8.1 fresh


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it might be your fan too...the wires tangling and hitting the fan......which stops the fan and cpu gets hot and shuts down