Public bug reported: Laptop - ASUS X550ZE (a new one). HDD always issues clicking sound, even in idle. I tried 'sudo hdparm -B 255 /dev/sda' and 'sudo hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda' - did not help. This sound appears under Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu Mate 15.04, Xubuntu 14.04 and 15.04, but with KDE distros (Kubuntu 15.04, Fedora 23, openSUSE) it seems to be ok (or rate of clicking is less, so I do not pay attention). GNOME Disks utility tells that HDD is healthy, "badblocks" didn't find bad blocks.
The same problem on openSUSE Leap - but the sound is different, like something begins to spin time to time and some time it issues a scratch- like sound. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1525629 Title: HDD - cliking sound To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1525629/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs