On 10/05/17 20:54, Jhoanir Torres wrote: > I think your disk is broken. > > > > On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Philip Ashmore > <contact@... <mailto:contact@...>> wrote: > > Hi there. > > I managed to record it using my laptops built-in microphone. > > To those who would prefer a description: > It starts fast and slows down. I opened the file with Audacity and > determined the intervals to be 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 10, 15 seconds, then > it repeats. > > It sounds like some kind of protocol negotiation algorithm that > requires a disk sync when the polling time doubles. > > Here's a link for your listening pleasure: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/apdr1o056tam5ie/click.wav?dl=0 > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/apdr1o056tam5ie/click.wav?dl=0> > > I'm hoping it's some cron job, or DropBox, Trinity Desktop, wifi, > smart disk status monitoring, nVidia, Intel, ... not a virus trying > to phone home. > > I'm really hoping that someone reading this will go "oh that thing" > and know what it is instantly. > > Curiously it doesn't happen every day. > > Regards, > Philip Ashmore > > > > > -- > Jhoanir Torres I had suspended to ram and restored => clicking. Fresh boot today => no clicking. Also the intervals are 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 1.0, 1.5 seconds. And, yep, I've ordered another hard drive. Philip Ashmore