Steady hard drive writing sound goes away when computer is held sideways

I just had my hard drive replaced because it started making this awful sound and I thought well it's about to go, backed everything up and bring to apple for a fix. they agreed after we could not boot up from any external source, cd or hard drive, so they replaced it. I opened it there after the fix, was ok, brought it home, the noise was virtually the same as when I droped it off, so I picked my computer up thinking it might change the sound since something is moving and or spinning, when I turn it sideways all is well, no sound, but I can't work like this, does anyone know what it could be??? and no I'm not running my cd drive and I have run disk utilities from the install disk, no signs of problems, just a loud noise.
MBP 15 " Mac OS X (10.4.9)

oh common don't get ur panties all caught in a bundle, I thanked them, I appreciate it very very much, the answers were just ones I was expecting and not looking forward to, same as yours, I don't have the tools right now to open up the machine and tinker, I even have a hunch that the guy picked up my hard drive after putting it down next to the working one which I'm sure was refurbished and accidentaly re-installed mine. I was really looking for the "if you use a hammer and hit it right "here"" approach.
ok jk
but thank you for your thoughts, this all leads me back to the apple store. boy oh boy I'm so excited.
PS some of us out here in oakland tend to be a little rough around the edges I never meant to offend anyone. And I will do what I can to return the favors, I'm just more versed in other programs so I tend to give advice on other forums for other thingies.

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hey guys... i've been reading some of the discussions about HD noises and sounds. it seems like everyones HDs make noise or slow down when tilted. I HAVE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE PROBLEM. i apologize for the long post:
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evilmcnasty.blogspot.com

Edward:
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