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It sounds like your laptop hard drive may be defective. Failed HDDs often make a clicking sound when they have failed.

Can you access your BIOS and see if the HDD is showing any issues, or even detected?
It sounds like your laptop hard drive may be defective. Failed HDDs often make a clicking sound when they have failed.

Can you access your BIOS and see if the HDD is showing any issues, or even detected?
 
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