Strange clicking noise in standyby mode??

When i put my ATV into standby (thats all it seems to do, it wont turn off) the hard drive seems to stay active. I hear it wurring all the time. Then every 10 minutes or so, it clicks, almost like a little pop sound?? Does anyone else get this? Does anyone know what it is?

Screemer wrote:
Oh right. interesting. Its a fairly loud pop, thats all that concerned me. A lot louder than any other hard drive noises.
my satellite set top box makes a fairly noticeable noise when the HDD goes to sleep. can't say i've ever heard my appletv do it, but it is the most likely cause of the noise.
if you are getting pops and abnormal noises during playback of sync'd content then i would start to worry.

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