Imac 2011 click sound

Imac 27 2011 gives a random "click" sound (hard disk?). Is this normal or should I contact support?
Thx

Failing Hard Drive Sounds http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php
Listed by drive manufacturer. Click on the > next to the drive & you will hear the typical failure sound.
How to Tell When Your Hard Drive is Going to Fail
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/how-to-tell-when-your-hard-drive-is- going-to-fail.html
Grinding And Clicking – Symptoms Of A Failing Hard Drive
http://pcperformancetools.com/getdata/grinding-and-clicking-symptoms-of-failing- hard-drive.html
Failing Hard Drives
http://losangelescomputerhelp.com/computer_networking_news/failing-hard-drives.h tml
Some newer Macs use a technology called S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) to attempt to detect problems with the hard drive that indicate it is about to fail, such as mechanical wear. If a SMART-equipped (SMARTReporter.app; Mac OS X 10.3.3 or later; at least one ATA, SATA or eSATA hard disk drive) computer detects that its hard drive is about to fail, it can warn you of this so that the data on the disk can be backed up.
 Cheers, Tom

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From time to time my iMac keeps freezing with the
spinning ball for 5-20 minutes, and there is a loud
clicking sound from the upper left hand side of the
iMac.
I have run hardware test, it took an hour or so, and
there is nothing wrong with the harddrive. I have
also reinstalles the whole system, but the problems
are still there.
What could it be?
The serial number is inside the range for the Repair
Extension Program for Video and Power Issues, but I
dont know if it has anything to do with this.
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I am starting up my iMac and it is frozen on the white screen and I can hear a clicking sound coming from inside?

Hi,
I'm agree with Roger, that could be a HD Failure, but that happens to me once, and the problem was on the Power Supply, so I took it to an Apple Service and it was changed.
At last but not at least, this type of problems could come from the mother board (hope this not to be your case).
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:: Appletoch ::

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I would take it back to Apple and let them take a look at it.

I am feeling so ripped off right now. I have wanted a Mac for years and believed the hype about it's stability and I have had more trouble with this Imac 2011 than I have ever had with a pc. It locks up with several software products from APP store.

I am feeling so ripped off right now. I have wanted a Mac for years and believed the hype about it's stability and I have had more trouble with this Imac 2011 than I have ever had with a pc. It locks up with several software products from APP store. I have already had to have a technician to look at it and really couldn't figure out what the deal was. I was told that the APP store software should give me no problems but the truth is that it locks up on the software. This machine is only 4 weeks old and I am using 37 g on a 1 T hard drive. There is no reason for it to be locking up. Also, when I try to use the help program, it always tells me that I am not connected to the internet even though I have used both the mail program and the browser with no problem just before that. I successfully used the help program on my pc lots of times. I did not need a $2000. plus machine to just get email. I just wanted to unload on somebody that might understand my pain and after checking out this site...I think there is a few of you out there.

I was told that the APP store software should give me no problems but the truth is that it locks up on the software.
The apps downloaded from the Mac App Store are written by third party developers, not Apple. If you have problems with those apps you need to visit the support area for their websites. Launch the App Store, locate the app name. You should see a support link.
when I try to use the help program, it always tells me that I am not connected to the internet even though I have used both the mail program and the browser with no problem just before that
Go to ~/Library/Preferences. Move the com.apple.helpviewer.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Trash. Restart your Mac, try the Help menu.
If you need help finding that file, hold down the Finder icon in the Dock then click: New Finder Window. From the menu bar top of your screen click: Go > Go to Folder. Type this in exactly as you see it here: ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.helpviewer.plist That will take you right to that file.
(.plist) files stores information about a particular app or in this case, the Help viewer. Often times deleting the .plist file resolves the issue.
It's fine to "unload"... we understand that you expect your iMac to be stable but there are times when things go awry. That's why we have these forums so that you can you get help.
You may want to read up on how to repair the disk if necessary or reintsall Lion > OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
Apple - Find Out How - Mac Basics
How to "switch" from PC to Mac > Apple - Support - Switch 101
I'm sorry you feel, "ripped off", but you are using the world's most advanced operating system and it may take some time to adjust to a new OS. http://developer.apple.com/technologies/mac/

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I am running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 with bootcamp 3.3 on my Imac 2011. I need to updgrade to mountain lion. If I first upgrade to mountain lion, how do I go about upgrading from bootcamp 3.3 to latest bootcamp for mountain lion?
I have seen a lot of discussions upgrading from Boot Camp 4 to 5 but no answers upgrading from boot camp 3.3 to 5. My worry is that if I upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion, that my bootcamp partition will no longer be able to boot up. There seem to be a lot of threads suggesting problems that are possible. Has anyone gone through this upgrade with success?

Before doing any installation restart OSX from your 10.6 Snow Leopard DVD and use Disk Utility to Both Repair The Disk and Repair the Permissions of your Macintosh HD.
Next remove your Snow Leopard DVD and restart your iMac into OSX.
Update to the latest version of OS X Snow Leopard by clicking the Apple icon and choose Software Update to install Snow Leopard v10.6.8, the latest version.
Use Time Machine to make a Full Backup of your Macintosh HD.
Shut down and restart into Windows by holding the Option key at the chime and selecting Windows.
Now use Windows Backup to make a Full Image Backup of your Windows Installation to a removable drive.
Shut Down and Boot back into OSX.
Open the Mac App Store from your Dock to buy and download Mountain Lion. Then follow the onscreen instructions to install it.
Upgrading your OSX to 10.8 should not effect the Windows Partition at all since you are only upgrading the Mac side. You should not have to run the Boot Camp Assitant 5 Utility in OSX at all.
Your Boot Camp 3.3 Windows Support Drivers et. al only effect your Windows installation and should continue to run fine after upgrading.
Which version of Windows do you already have installed on the existing Boot Camp Partition?
Is it 32 bit or 64 bit?

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