There is noting unusual about clicks, whirrings, lights on and respiratory noises, but they should not be incessant. My principal activity is always when I boot, but other factors, such as sceduled tasks, e-mail notification, instant messaging, etc. all contribute. I would try a period of inactivity to see if it settles down, otherwise there might be a driver conflict.
I purchased this system at Best Buy on Saturday (4-30-05) and spent yesterday setting it up. The system backup (done on 4 CD's) went pretty well; it got hung up on the second CD, so I had to substitute a new one and it went fine from there.
Anyway, my hard drive access light is ALWAYS flashing; I can hear a constant noise inside the tower, almost akin to a respirator going on and off, a click and then a whirring sound...I hope that doesn't prove to be a sadly prophetic analogy (haha).
Is that normal? I've never seen it on any other PC I've used.

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