Got a wounded solider!

[NYR_32 6]

Ok heres the deal... my main rig thats listed in my sig has decided to give me a new problem. After changing out the PSU two weeks ago....exchanging a 350 Antec Smart Power for a 430 True Power...this new issue has developed. At times when I boot my rig or shut it down I hear a click sound....I've hear it since I bulit the machine so I figure its normal...but I only used to hear it when booting and shutting down. About a week ago I hear it out of the blue while playing GR and the rig locks up...I had shut her down the hard way...so the next day I pulled it apart and ran it for awhile using only the bare minimum components. Ran fine for over 4 hours under load, temps volatges etc, where fine. I had pulled some of the ties I had used to secure the cables just incase they where some how grounding out. The rig ran fine for four days no prob's and now this ofternoon it decides to start over again....I rebooted the machine checked some things all looked normal once again...and it thne decided to do it again while I'm checking my Asus Probe History. Anyone ever seen anyhting like this? Click sound then rig lock up?

[Chef-Scott 0]

IMHO, it sounds like your hard drive is the culprit here (heads impacting the platters on power-on and power-off). I would (personally) get the drive replaced. It should still be under warranty.

[NYR_32 6]

Two months past the year cut off.....HD was what I was fearing.

[Chef-Scott 0]

Never hurts to get in touch with the maker of the drive and see if they will replace it for free or a nominal fee. Maybe explain that the drive had been making a clicking sound since day one. Most of the big drive makers will take care of you.

[NYR_32 6]

Might give it a shot....been wanting to try RAID0 though... this might be the kick in the ass to do it. ...God I'm such a geek...I turn a bad thing into a reason to buy more crap lol.