PS3 Makes a Clicking Noise Shutting Down

[ivan_fred]

The title says it all. My 60 gig PS3 makes a very faint clicking noise after it shuts off. I replaced the 60 gig HDD with a 160 HDD, but I honestly don't know if the new drive is causing this clicking noise.

Has anyone else experienced the same thing?

[dac_fan]

Probably just the fan.

[ivan_fred]

Originally Posted by dac_fan

Probably just the fan.

I hope so. The more I use my PS3, the more satisified I am with it. I am waiting for a final profile (did I use the correct term?) before I buy another Blu-Ray player.

[holsty101]

Eh ... I don't know if "final" is the right word for describing profiles (edit. though that is a term that gets used a lot for people describing (I guess) profile 2). There's gonna be a profile 3 for high quality audio of some description, and there's a thread in one of the blu-ray sub forums about a 4th profile, I'm not sure if that turned out to be rumor/speculation though.

[Pekinpah]

If you are in a very quiet room you usually can hear the PS3 accessing the harddrive, which makes a faint clicking/chirping noise. My suggestion would be to listen when you turn it on if you see a little orange light flashing on the front and here that noise its probably the harddrive you are hearing. It is barely audible but under noise-free conditions it is noticeable. You might not see the light flashing if you are powering down, I've never bothered to check. If it aint that, its probably the fans I guess which probably isn't a good sign if you never noticed it before.

[intoxicated662]

It's the HD. I took it out and messed with it a little and it makes alot less noise now. It still continues to make the noise but i'll probably upgrade the hd anyways so no worry.

[ivan_fred]

Originally Posted by holsty101

Eh ... I don't know if "final" is the right word for describing profiles (edit. though that is a term that gets used a lot for people describing (I guess) profile 2). There's gonna be a profile 3 for high quality audio of some description, and there's a thread in one of the blu-ray sub forums about a 4th profile, I'm not sure if that turned out to be rumor/speculation though.

Thanks to everyone for responding.


Ugh, what happened to the days when all you had to do was buy a video player, connect it to your TV and not have to do anything else? I can easily update my firmware since I have a PS3, but there is no way in hell that my sisters are going to be bothered with this updating crap. It makes buying a blu-ray player for them difficult. Now that blu-ray is the HD format of choice, the industry needs to manufacture a player that never needs a firmware update.

[ivan_fred]

Originally Posted by Pekinpah

If you are in a very quiet room you usually can hear the PS3 accessing the harddrive, which makes a faint clicking/chirping noise. My suggestion would be to listen when you turn it on if you see a little orange light flashing on the front and here that noise its probably the harddrive you are hearing. It is barely audible but under noise-free conditions it is noticeable. You might not see the light flashing if you are powering down, I've never bothered to check. If it aint that, its probably the fans I guess which probably isn't a good sign if you never noticed it before.

I am going to check again tonight.

I bought this 60 gig just before the 2007 Christmas season in which many people were sold defective PS3's. I hope that I was not one of them.

[junglalien]

Originally Posted by ivan_fred

Thanks to everyone for responding.


Ugh, what happened to the days when all you had to do was buy a video player, connect it to your TV and not have to do anything else? I can easily update my firmware since I have a PS3, but there is no way in hell that my sisters are going to be bothered with this updating crap. It makes buying a blu-ray player for them difficult. Now that blu-ray is the HD format of choice, the industry needs to manufacture a player that never needs a firmware update.

updating firmware sure beats buying a new player

[ivan_fred]

Originally Posted by junglalien

updating firmware sure beats buying a new player

Yeah, you are right. It may take time for people who don't use the internet to get used to this updating crap.

[ni9ht_5ta1k3r]

does it click when the light changes from green to red?

[ivan_fred]

Originally Posted by ni9ht_5ta1k3r

does it click when the light changes from green to red?

No, it clicks after it has completely shut off.

[ni9ht_5ta1k3r]

If you think it's the HDD, put the 60gb back and see what happens. if you still get that sound then it's probably not the HDD.

[ivan_fred]

A friend of mine told me that it is the relays that are making the noise. Thanks to everyone who responded to this post.

[ni9ht_5ta1k3r]

At least you know what the problem is. Does it require repair?