Where is the hard drive located on the 15"? Possible problem.

I just got a 15" MBP refurb and have noticed that when I open the lid, from it being in sleep mode, I have about 2-4 seconds of "muffeled clacking". It sounds like it is coming from under the Return key. I thought it was the optical drive, but I'm wondering if it is the hard drive. No problems other than that during normal use. None of my iBooks or my other PowerBook had this problem.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Tom

The hard drive is located to the left of the trackpad under the palm rest. The optical drive is on the other side. The location you refer to would be near the location of the right side fan.
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