hard drive spins constently

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jdiddy81jdiddy81
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
i recieved my bto (5400rpm drive) 17'' powerbook on aug 4 and its been great, but today i noticed that the hard drives keeps spinning, with a click or some other noise every 30 seconds or so. i turned all the programs off and it still keeps spinning. when i turn my computer on and leave it alone, it still spins constently.

anyone have any ideas?



p.s. this is my first mac

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    altivec_2.0altivec_2.0 Posts: 995member
    When the computer is active, the HD will spin to access data, ex. The OS. If you go into system prefs--Energy Saver.. You can set how many mins to wait until the hard drive will spin down, or how many min's before your computer goes to sleep etc... try that.
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    jdiddy81jdiddy81 Posts: 13member
    thanks for your help Altivec_2.0. i checked my energy saver and it's set to automatic. i switched it to custom and clicked the box that said "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible". even after that, if i sit in front of my powerbook for a while it still spins ( i sat there and didnt touch my computer for 20 min and i could still hear the hard drive spinning)

    now that i know its spinning, i cant take my ears off the noise and its driving me crazy!
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    altivec_2.0altivec_2.0 Posts: 995member
    Does the HD spin down when you put the computer to sleep?
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