IMac 27'' making noises

My 27" iMac makes "stomach growling " noise at night when its idle. I can let it go to sleep but its a server as well so thats not an option. I took it to the genuis Bar where they installed anew 1TB HD but eventually it started to make the same noises. what do you suggest I do???

When my iMac accesses the hard drive it makes a noise that I suppose you could interpret as "stomach growling", but they're not really that loud that I would notice them at night...unless maybe the mac was in my bedroom. Is it THAT loud?

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