Hard disk

[demantik]

My hard disk has started making occasional clunking noises when its searching data but i have no errors on screen and things seen to be running as normal.

Could it be screwed too tightly in the case?

[Mblaster]

The only time i have ever heard a hard disk make clunking noises is when it failed

Run scan disk to check if there are any erros on the disk.

[BenW]

Its totally normal for a hard drive to make clunking noises isn't it?

As long as its not too loud (Unless its an old hard drive - they will be noisy) it should be fine

Maybe its because your fans are going slower in the cooler weather that you're hearing it more clearly

[Marcos]

One of my laptops gets occasional clunks, but has no more than a couple of BSODs every month. I'd be thinking about backing up the data before it does give up.

My main laptop, which is newer started getting occasional clicks/clunks, then over about a month the Hd got worse to the point where it would only boot up 1 in 5 times, and even then i'd have to be careful as i backup all the data as it would randomly crash on the click, and just keep clicking until i hard reset.

So its hard to tell some keep trucking for years, others go within weeks. Just back up to be safe. I'd suggest getting a large IDE HD and an external enclosure if you have nothing else to back it up onto. It was my only choice with a laptop