Hard Drive Noise

[asdf991155]

Hello, I just recently built a new system that includes a Maxtor 160GB HDD. Is it normal for my drive to make amazingly annoying clicking noises everytime I boot up or open a simple word document? Is this a sign of failure or am I overreacting. Any feedback would be appreciated. By the way, my system:

windows xp
msi neo4 f
amd 3700 san diego
7800GT
maxtor 160gb
1gb corsair ram

 

[Powerslave]

From what I've heard, maxtors suck, that might explain it a bit.

 

[Ste]

Clicking sounds are a very bad indication of a bad/dieing HD.

Maxtors are known as bad drives. But That clicking noise is definitly not normal.

 

[Lonewolf5460]

yah man back up and return the maxtor and get a sygate or western digital

 

[PZEROFGH]

he means seagatge

it can also be yuor power supply, my seagate hdd was making annoying clicking noise everytiem i ddi something to access my hdd, then i changed out my psu andit was gone

 

[shenlingstyle]

One of my maxtors has been making clicking sounds since I bought it, which was like a year and more ago. Until now it's still working. It doesn't click constantly, but for sure during start up it does it once. It's really loud too.

 

[baronvongogo]

maxtor arnt bad drives at all Iv had no problems with them. Iv had more trouble with my Western Digital drive. Some drives just like to make a lot of noise. Or could be the screws are loose holding it in I no when i ran out of screws and only used one it would make one hell of a noise

 

[asdf991155]

Well, I checked and it's definitely my maxtor, not the psu. I have an antec neopower 480. I guess I'll just get a seagate or WD. Rma time.