One of my drives is clicking...

[krackato]

Hey guys,

 

I've been enjoying my unRAID build for a while now.  One of my drives (or maybe more but I think it's only 1) is clicking.

 

What do you do at this point to identify which one it is?  I tried to figure it out by reading this thread here: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3435.0

 

but sadly it went a little over my head.  The suggestion consisted of "Post a syslog", "Run smartctl -H on each one", and "unMENU has the smartctl report built in too."

 

Is there anyone who could give me somewhat clearer directions as a lot of my unRAID "skills" seem to have vanished and I can't even figure out how to get into unmenu or how to run smartctl at all.

 

Or if there's a more up to date procedure of what to do, please let me know.

 

K

[trurl]

I'll let those more experienced help with unRAID specific advice, but here is an old trick for locating the source of sounds:

 

Put the tip of a screwdriver against the component and the handle in your ear. If it is the component making the sound it will be obvious. If not move on to another component.