Macbook Pro makes a faint/light clicking sound.

I just recently purchased my macbook pro and over the last week, I noticed a light/fint clicking sound on the right side of the keyboard. I do not think it is the hard drive because it has not been slow or lagging or anything else and I verified the disk in disk utility and it said the HD is "okay", so I figured it is not a hard drive problem. It only starts when I've had it on for a few minutes It is only noticable when in a very quite room or when you really concentrate on the noise. Anyone have any idea what it might be if it is not the hard drive?

Thanks! I am getting it looked at just in case because when I first started up the computer right out of the box it was a little slow at first but once everything was installed and working it has been fine ever since, I was also reassured when I verified the Mac HD and it said it was okay and did not need to be repaired. So I am hoping it is just the fan or the optical drive, which are two things I wouldn't be concered too much about.

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