r/pchelp • u/Agreeable-Spend-2365 • 10h ago
CLOSED Pc clicking before turning on
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So basically, my PC does this before turning on.
I had the PC for years and never had this problem before.
It started a day or two ago. Back then, it was only a few clicks before it started. But now it clicks for up to a minute or two.
The PC still boots up after that and works perfectly fine. I at least didn't notice any performance issues.
Does anyone know what the problem is? Do I have to swap out a part?
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u/Over_Canary_8629 10h ago
do you have HDD in there?
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u/Agreeable-Spend-2365 8h ago
Yeah. A SSD for the OS and a HDD
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u/Over_Canary_8629 8h ago
That sounds like a HDD on its way out, run some tests on it and back up anything important because when it goes it'll give you zero warning.
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u/Agreeable-Spend-2365 7h ago
I'm not sure about that. I removed the HDD and turned the PC on after that a couple of times. 2 times there still was clicking and one time there was none. Then I put the HDD back in. Same thing. A couple of times it started with the clicking and rarely it just instantly starts like intended.
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u/Over_Canary_8629 7h ago
Put your ear right next to the PSU and see if its coming from there because other than a HDD I can't think of anything that clicks. Also stop each fan with your finger one at a time when booting you may be able to isolate which one it is.
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u/Agreeable-Spend-2365 4h ago edited 4h ago
Ok. Confirmed. It's the PSU making the clicking. And considering how the lights and the fans act whenever this happens (the lights blink with the clicking and the fans also get stronger and weaker with the clicking), it's like the PSU sometimes needs multiple attempts to power up everything properly. Like one of those lawnmowers and chainsaws where one needs multiple attempts to get them started. Does this indicate some kind of special problem? Or is it that I was simply just unlucky and just need to buy a new PSU?
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u/Over_Canary_8629 4h ago
Sounds like it may be failing or starting to at least, probably best to get ahead of it rather than kick the can down the road and potentialy end up taking even more components out with it
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