G580 hdd clicking noise

hello. i make a lot of research so don.t tell me about click of death. let.s star my frustrating story. one week ago i start my g580, i was scared that i heard a noise that i was thinking is from hdd. sound like a continous click. after the lenovo logo screen there appears a boot menu and app menu if i remember exactly. i opened the setup menu from app menu and i was surprised to see that the hdd isn.t detected or installed. i tried to switch from ahci in compatible. the same problem. after some tryings i open the laptop and it was started normally. i was very happy and i was watching the godfather 3.) after that i stoped the laptop and some time ago i opened again and it gain the same problem, hdd not detected, clicking again at the start. after a time it appears the blue screen when it has to acces windows. i reinstall windows and after that the laptop works a day with no problem. then the problem appears again. same clicking same hdd not detected. i tried to open nd stop. at the five/six try it works again. now it appears that he will not start again in his life. the clicking noise and that menu appears constantly by this morning. 
in conclusion, sometimes it works, sometimes is the click and the windows is not starting. what should i do? my warranty expired two months ago. i used the laptop just on the table. on level surface, not broke it in any way. i remove the hdd to watch if i find something on it. it appears pretty black, like an arsure. very little. i don.t think that.s the cause. please, help me. i don.t have a good financial situation and i can.t waste money for service and diagnostication fo malfunction...

hi aLEXrara,
Welcome to Lenovo Forums!
Im not sure if you will agree on me but the HDD should not exhibit a clicking sound,  but clicking HDD does not mean that it is bad and it is the HDD's fault.
If the clicking sound start just right after you press the power and the computer starts detecting your HDD,
First verify it is the HDD that is making the sound. 
  Try Removing the HDD and start the computer again, if there is not clicking sound that definitely is the HDD.
If you have another computer you can try checking the HDD status by plugging it in and using a scan like HDtune.
   or Try using Software like HDD regenerator or the like.
If the HDD plugged in to another computer and still show detection problem, I believe it really has to be replaced.
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