Yesterday my raptor arrived and after formatting it, i installed my os onto it. But the problem is, even when windows is starting up, or even if i access the HDD in anyway, there would be a very annoying clicking sound. Being a 10000rpm drive i wouldnt expect it to be as quiet as a normal 7200rpm drive but the noise im getting isnt really a spinning sound at all.

I ran the WD tools (forgot the name) and it passed both the quick and not-quick (again, forgot the name) tests.
I ran a scandisk before sleeping (with auto fix errors) but there doesnt seem to be anything wrong.

Another thing i could perhaps mention is that for HD Tach, my seek times were quite off. (quite high), unlike the same raptor in the database, as well as reviews.

The HDD is apparently new even though manufactured in 2006. As for the warranty status, im pretty sure its until 2011, although i havent personally verified yet online. If it is indeed my HDD dying (after 1 day ) is there any place i can RMA it locally? how do i identify whether or not it comes with local warranty? If possible, i dont wanna have to go thru the seller for RMA.

Thanks in advance.

(everything we do, we do it for MayAnne)

Edited typos for MayAnne