New WD5000BPKX Making Periodic Repetitive Loud Tapping Noise

PC-Cobbler

Thanks for the assistance. Since Amazon has a 5 year warranty on the HD, I’ll probably try a reinstall. IF it’s a hardware issue, I should know it fair soon after.

Actually, whenever I’ve done a reinstallation of Windows, I always keep a running list of each peice of software I install along with making sure a retore point is created. That way, if there’s a problem that crops up, I know when it started and what program caused the issue. This time, I may take things a little slower, allowing for some time in between program installs, just to see how the system is operating.

I first have to do a reinstall on my wife’s Gateway desktop, in part because of issues with the HP drivers.

Again thanks.

Doc Z