Satellite P870 - operational noises

Various regular intervals, my model emits strange noises, when I first heard them I thought that the unit was defective.

Of course, they are difficult to describe, but they are like a rattle, type click noise.

Sometimes, they are rather pronounced click bed, say three in quick succession.
They are strong or strong enough to be very obvious and make you learn.

There is also another type of noise like something off and the start of a mechanism, but should I hear it? The approximate location is center-left, it is not near the fan. What is the HARD drive?

These sounds are normal?

My previous laptop Toshiba did not these noises and this system is very well with the exception of a few headaches update post Win 8.1 that is now corrected. Your peeps.

Of course, nobody here can say with certainty what it can be but after reading your ad, I think it may be the HARD drive. A sort of clicking noise is typical for the HARD drive. Normal? What to say?
On my laptop I can t hear anything, but on the Satellite machine friends I could hear it. It's not loud, but I can hear it when HDD LED flashes (the disk is active).

What you can do is contact the nearest Toshiba service provider and ask for their opinion.
Another option is to check with the other HARD or better with SSD drive to check the difference.

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