Any help would be greatly appreciated.

broncobuz · 04-13-2006, 01:37 PM

Hello, I have been having problems with windows and I.Ex. From which i have since deleted and re-installed win.xp on my laptop. But it has gone back to its old habits of staling and making a clunking sound. Any ideas????

[-0MEGA-] · 04-13-2006, 01:52 PM

if its making a clunking sound then it has to do with hardware, and reinstalling windows wont help you there.

Do you know where the sound is coming from?

broncobuz · 04-13-2006, 02:08 PM

not 100% sure sounds like it is coming from the disk drive , althought i know this is not true.It isnt constant though. I does get run pretty hot and i thought that this could have something to do with it.

LaptopExtreme · 04-13-2006, 03:26 PM

Clunking noises may be coming from the HD. It may have gone bad.

broncobuz · 04-14-2006, 01:21 AM

If the hd has gone bad how can i check it ......

Motoxrdude · 04-14-2006, 01:22 AM

Open up your case, start up your computer, and try and identify what is making that noise.

broncobuz · 04-14-2006, 05:44 AM

ok but the problem is that it doesnt do it all the time and nothing in particuar seems to set it off. Is there any tests online or other i can run to check my hd and ram?

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04-13-2006, 02:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
broncobuz New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 8	not 100% sure sounds like it is coming from the disk drive , althought i know this is not true.It isnt constant though. I does get run pretty hot and i thought that this could have something to do with it.

04-13-2006, 03:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	Clunking noises may be coming from the HD. It may have gone bad.

04-14-2006, 01:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
broncobuz New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 8	If the hd has gone bad how can i check it ......

04-14-2006, 05:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
broncobuz New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 8	ok but the problem is that it doesnt do it all the time and nothing in particuar seems to set it off. Is there any tests online or other i can run to check my hd and ram?