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Q: I have a clicking sound coming from my usb port to my midi interface. In it a warning from my hard drive

There is a clicking sound coming from my usb port to my usb interface. Is it a

warning from my have drive. Can't seem to find the source.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.2.x)

Posted on May 2, 2016 11:31 AM

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Q: I have a clicking sound coming from my usb port to my midi interface. In it a warning from my hard drive

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  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass May 2, 2016 12:17 PM in response to Bing Browning
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    May 2, 2016 12:17 PM in response to Bing Browning

    What do you mean by "Is it a warning from my have drive."?

    Frequently, clicking means the HD is failing and the clicking is caused the by HD having to repeatedly read the disk surface to get a sat read.

  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit May 2, 2016 12:20 PM in response to Bing Browning
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    May 2, 2016 12:20 PM in response to Bing Browning

    Hopefully not but you can rule out hardware problems by running the Apple Hardware Test

     

    If the test reveals any issues, make an appointment at a Genius Bar

     

    If you can't get to an Apple Store, look for an authorized service provider >  Apple - Find Locations

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder May 2, 2016 3:05 PM in response to lllaass
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    May 2, 2016 3:05 PM in response to lllaass

    The clicking heard from failing Hard drive comes from an internal recalibrate. After trying for 100 times to re-read a bad block and get good data out of the error-corrector, the drive does a recalibrate (seek track 00) where there is traditionally a switch that confirms the location as track 00. Then it does a seek back you to the troublesome track and tries to read again. The single out and back of a recalibrate produces an audible click on many drives -- but it comes from inside the drive, it does not get sent out on any interface.