HDD clicking sound on netbook

[relative]

when power is disconnected on a eee PC 1015PX, the harddrive makes a clicking sound approx. every 10 seconds.
this is only the case while running ubuntu, not during boot and not when running other operation systems.

WORKAROUND:
sudo hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda

which presumably consumes more power.
the preset value is 128

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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: eee 2337 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf7cf8000 irq 46'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269VB'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10438437,00100100'
   Controls : 10
   Simple ctrls : 6
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1015PX
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=0393f785-77bc-41d7-a81b-804065e3aa0b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.52
Tags: natty running-unity
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 02/18/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1101
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 1015PE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1101:bd02/18/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1015PX:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1015PE:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 1015PX
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello
can you please remove sudo hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda and run in a terminal
apport-collect -p linux 795760
Thanks
Fabio

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tried using ubuntu-bug initially, but it required a package name.

above information was generated in battery mode, -B 128 and the clicking sound

[relative (relative)]

my harddrive crashed and I got it replaced. the clicking sound is gone now, hdparm -B is still 128.
I'm not saying that because I think ubuntu killed my harddrive, but because the entire system, hardware and software, is the same except for a different harddrive model.

it is now a Seagate ST9320325AS (no clicking sound)
it was before a Western Digital WD3200BPVT (clicking sound)

[palimmo (palimmo)]

Same problem here. Packard Bell TJ 65, Ubuntu 12.04 beta2 64bit

*-disk
       description: ATA Disk
       product: WDC WD3200BEVT-2
       vendor: Western Digital
       physical id: 0
       bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/sda
       version: 11.0
       serial: WD-WX70E99ED623
       size: 298GiB (320GB)
       capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
       configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=95ec95ec

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello Palimmo
Please attach here, using the button below 'Add attachment or patch' the file
/var/log/kern.log
from the affected machine.
Thanks
Fabio
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[palimmo (palimmo)]

Battery mode:
[code]alessio@alessio-ubuntu:~$ sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda | grep "Advanced power management level"
 Advanced power management level: 127[/code]
Adapter mode:
[code]alessio@alessio-ubuntu:~$ sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda | grep "Advanced power management level"
 Advanced power management level: 254[/code]

I can hear that bad noise every... I think 20-30 seconds.

I attach the file requested by Fabio Marconi.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

nothing unusual logged.
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[penalvch (penalvch)]

relative, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with a hard drive replacement. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.