HDD clicking after EFI Firmware Update 2.7

After I did the EFI firmware 2.7 update and the my macbook pro restarted, I noticed that I started to hear a clicking noise from my laptop. At first, I thought it was a normal sound that I may have not heard before but I checked my other laptops and they aren't making any noise close to this. The other two laptops I checked were also early 2011 models, one 13" and the other is 15".
Here is the recording of the sound.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/108564/iPhone/Memo.m4a
There is some background noise but that clicking sound is the sound I hear. This is recorded with my 4S with the mic hovering around the palm rest and trackpad. I also noticed that when I tilt the laptop, I can hear a grinding sound. I tried to replicate this grinding noise on my other MBPs but I can't replicate it.
What is the best option for me? If I take it to Apple, would they actually be able to replace it for me or resolve the issue? I don't want to waste my time driving 45 minutes to Apple just so they can say it's "normal". Has anyone had this issue before and taken it to Apple?

Pretty nasty, sounds quite regular. Drives don't make that sound normally, sounds defective.
What is your machine specs, opeating system version etc.?
If your drive is grinding, that's a sign it's going to die soon, so you need to backup immediatly.
EFI 2.7 might not be the sole cause, especially if others don't come forward and report the same issue, but might have attributed to something pre-existing.
There has been a unusually high number of issues with the latest EFI firmware updates, why I don't know.
Perform a hardware check, rule out anything else.
http://www.cbscores.com/index.php?sort=ogl&order=desc
You might have a warranty call if the drive is failing.

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#3 - You have the standard one year Apple warranty.
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(in the windows installation process the Mac Os Partition will be there if you put the windows in the wrong partition automatically you are formatting and installing windows on the Mac Os partition.
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efi-boot-device <array ID="0"><dict ID="1"><key>BLLastBSDName</key><string ID="2">disk0s2</string><key>IOMatch</key><dict ID="3"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="4">IOMedia</string><key>IOPropertyMatch</key><dict ID="5"><key>UUID</key><string ID="6">C68ABA3F-9D52-4699-AA58-69DDF3DCB1FF</string></dict></dict></dict></arra y>%00
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