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Loud clicking after i press the power button
Tried to boot up my inspiron, and all I got was a black screen, and a loud clicking sound. I have win 8 installed.
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Tried to boot up my inspiron, and all I got was a black screen, and a loud clicking sound. I have win 8 installed.
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ejn63
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December 7th, 2014 11:00
If the system has a hard drive, it's a bad sign -- what model system? Does the clicking cease if you disconnect the hard drive?
RobinBredin
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December 7th, 2014 12:00
3521 system, haven't tried to disconnect the hard drive.
ejn63
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December 7th, 2014 12:00
If the system is under warranty, call Dell -- it's likely the hard drive is the cause of the noise and it'll need to be replaced.
If the noises stop when you disconnect the drive, you've found the bad part.
RobinBredin
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December 7th, 2014 13:00
lucky for me I have 2 weeks of warranty left, I will give Dell a ring tomorrow.
laserman778
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December 7th, 2014 13:00
Agreed, sounds like a bad hard drive. Like everyone else said, try removing it and see if the noise stops. If your laptop is not under warranty go to newegg.com or amazon.com and you can order a new laptop hard drive from there.
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December 14th, 2014 10:00
Got that sorted out with Dell engineer who came and fitted a new motherboard. Everything is up and running.