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i got my x300 in September, today I am getting that weird clicking sound every few seconds from SSD area, could it be SSD fan get stuck?

I don't think there is a SSD fan.

I didn't think there were any components of the SSD that would make noise.

Could it be the CPU fan since that, I think, is the only moving part on your ThinkPad.

Brad

thanks, is it normal? it just ticking and clicking few seconds apart, i dont wanna send it back to lenovo since its only computer i have currently.

It's part of Lenovo's 100% perfect hard drive emulation

(Send it back)

awolfe63 wrote:It's part of Lenovo's 100% perfect hard drive emulation

Thanks for the humor!

My X301 with 128SSD is dead quite except for a very small fan whisper that I can only hear if I put my ear right next to the exhaust port. No clicking. Other than the fan and the CD/DVD drive, there are no moving parts. Heck after hours of use my laptop is only slightly warm on he bottom.

My X300 is perfectly quiet, but I own two OCZ SSD drives and they make noticeable noise when accessed.

I have the same problem. Interestingly, the clicking is correlated to a mouse-click. More interestingly, if you're wearing headphones, the sound comes through the headphones. I've not found an obvious setting or registry entry, but I'm more of a driver than a mechanic. Maybe someone else can follow this lead more successfully.

ATP wrote:...but I own two OCZ SSD drives and they make noticeable noise when accessed.

You must be kidding us

ndonahue wrote:More interestingly, if you're wearing headphones, the sound comes through the headphones.

I believe this is just the impression of being so. Headphones could sometimes "transmit" some specific noises from the near environment due to the fine mechanics in them (membranes etc.) and thus create an impression that you hear the noise from within them.

Cheers

Marin

what part of Solid State Drive is not clear..
they simply lack any capacity to make noise unless thrown against the wall.. in which case the noise they make is not money draining from your pocket because they are solid state and thus there is nothing to be damaged beyond the connector..

and maybe the wall if its thin drywall..

the noise could be coming from something else..
fan was mentioned and headphones were mentioned..
fan is mechanical and they do have a reputation for creating noise..
and headphones might pick up some electronic noise and amplify it..

so, if the SSD is the culprit it would be electronic onterference through the speakers (or headphones)..

I had a weird experience yesterday. My X301 suddenly started to make strange hard drive spinning type of noise. Later, It actually came from one of the speakers. I had to restart the machine to get the speaker back to normal. I wonder that may be the culprit. so far, the problem has not resurfaced yet.

bluewale wrote:I had a weird experience yesterday. My X301 suddenly started to make strange hard drive spinning type of noise............

maybe some new bit of software crashing..?