continuous clicking sound

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r2d2 · #1 Post by **r2d2** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:03 am

i noticed my X20 has a continuous clicking sound and i really do not know where it is coming from. i thought at first it was the hard drive but the sound can be barely heard and is continuous. i tried removing AC power or LAN connection but the result is the same.

any suggestions on how to isolate where the sound is coming from?

thanks.

dj2005 · #2 Post by **dj2005** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:19 pm

Sounds like the HDD to me. What model is it?

Terrahawk · #3 Post by **Terrahawk** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:07 pm

It could be the CPU fan. Check out this thread:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=7591

r2d2 · #4 Post by **r2d2** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:53 pm

Thanks for the replies...

I don't think its the HDD. The clicking sound is faint but annoying if you have begun noticing it.

It might be the fan as the sound is like an off/on switching based on the previous thread. Geof thanks for the link by the way. I read the thread and I checked my BIOS and ECP versions and they are up to date. So I guess tinkering it with a capacitor will solve it... but naaah that is already nuclear science for me

I will just have to ignore it for now since the sound although continuous is just very faint. I will be observing it hoping it will not die on me very soon.

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