Question Laptop makes clicking noise upon bootup

[ChessCheck]

I booted up my laptop and noticed a brief clicking sound near the hard drive (SSD).

This happened after I attempted to use a USB hard drive adapter to see if my laptop could read data off a hard drive with physical damage. It didn't work. Instead, it attempted to load the failed hard drive for a few minutes. Then my screen went black with just the cursor present. So I removed the USB right away and the screen went right back to normal.

I don't know if this is causing the clicking noise or where it's coming from. I'm not sure if it's a fan or the inductor coil causing coil whine. I can rule out hard drive because I'm using an SSD rather than a HDD.

Is it coil whine or a fan issue? I'm not even sure if my "HDD experiment" caused this either.

Here's a video with the clicking sound. It's a bit quiet but it occurs at the three second mark:

View: https://vimeo.com/717098869


Does anyone know what the clicking sound could possibly be? It only occurs after I power the laptop on or wakingit up from sleep mode, but never when I restart it. And is it possible to fix?

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

It could be the power relay on the motherboard though they shouldn't be that noisy. It could be a blown fuse/SMD. Make + model of your laptop? It looks like a Lenovo.

 

[ChessCheck]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

It could be the power relay n the motherboard though they shouldn't be that noisy. Make + model of your laptop? It looks like a Lenovo.

Yes, my laptop is a Lenovo Ideapad 330- 15ARR. How can I determine if it's the power relay on the motherboard?

 

[ChessCheck]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

It could be the power relay on the motherboard though they shouldn't be that noisy. It could be a blown fuse/SMD. Make + model of your laptop? It looks like a Lenovo.

Also, how can I determine if it's a blown fuse or SMD? Is it easy to fix? I don't think it's the fuse because my laptop starts normally and quickly.

Model/ laptop make: Lenovo Ideapad 330- 15ARR