Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause?

Upon booting a workstation, a technician hears a distinct clicking sound after power is applied to the motherboard.

Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause?

A. RAID

B. SSD

C. S.M.A.R.T

D. HDD

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Answer: D

Explanation:

The clicking sound is the sound of a damaged disk in the HDD A clicking sound from a hard disk drive typically indicates a mechanical failure, such as the read/write head hitting a physical obstruction or a problem with the disk motor. This can cause the drive to fail to initialize or not be recognized by the system during booting.