Wd 1tb green internal makes clicking noise whenever i access it

[sumitd]

Hello, whenever i access my hard drive and then stop accessing it, it makes a small click, though it is running good in every aspect

 

[finder]

check S.M.A.R.T. status of this hard drive

 

[redtailed]

Do check smart but that may just be the heads parking to save power. How loud is it?

 

[sumitd]

check S.M.A.R.T. status of this hard drive

smart status is good no bad sectors also the drive is 10 days old

 

[sumitd]

no click noise when idle cabinet is under the table can hear from there also

 

[ajinpa]

I've experienced that same behavior with a new velicoraptor drive before and I was told to immediately RMA the drive. Ten days later I was sent s new one and it was as silent as you'd expect a new HDD to be. I was told that when you hear a clicking noise like that it's not unlike a faulty DVD player when the belt for the laser skips on its teeth. Personally, I would RMA it before you lose any data that you might have on it that can't be retrieved.

 

[sumitd]

Best answer selected by sumitd.