Question HDD is clicking

[matizami]

Hi guys,

Recently I've been hearing clicking sounds from my WD HDD. It happens on windows, playing games, everytime. I checked with WD diagnose tool twice and both passed.
The drive is only 2 or 3 years old, so I nmight still have warrenty, but before I use it, any other tool/test I should check?

Thanks

 

[popatim]

Check the setting for when to power down the Harddisk in advanced power settings. I leave mine at never since I manually shutdown every night.

 

[matizami]

Thanks. I turned it off and made another check, and it still passed.
Any other ideas?

 

[seagate_surfer]

Hi, could you record a audio of the clicking sound? If you have any important data on the drive, we recommend creating a backup of it, in case. :

 

[matizami]

Hi, I recorded the clicking sound. You can hear it around 12 seconds, but mainly between 28-31 second.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqJ0tJTC4kvVg0RtqjabQRcZwj1M?e=roB8Ol