Cracking/popping noise regularly

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Hello,

I installed Zorin OS on my desktop computer. But I think there's a problem. The CPU's hard drive is making a cracking/popping noise regularly.

This isn't the case with Windows.

I don't know where to start, but it's a bit annoying.

Thank you very much for your help and feedback.

Hardware: HP ProDesk 400 G6 Mini Desktop PC
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-10100T @ 3.00 GHz × 8
Graphics: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics 630 (CML GT2)

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This likely has an SSD, not a spinning Hard Drive (HDD).
I think you may be hearing sounds from your speakers - can you please test this?

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Yes i't's SSD, try like put headphone on the whole ?

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Do you have any speakers / headphones connected to your computer now? And does it have a built-in speaker or not? If it has a built in speaker, it could be crackling from them when the system makes a random noise. A lot of these small "pro" desktop pcs have a built in speaker.

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Yes it have built in speaker.
It could be mistake of drivers ?

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When you play a video, for example on youtube, does the sound still crackle or is it fine when it plays that way? And when you do, does it for sure come out of the built in speakers?

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I read video on YouTube and don't like to crack.

I go to settings to test left and right and look no crack too

It's don't made this sound with Linux Mint for example.

It make it equal with live test of Zorin

If have no other tools on the PC factory composed

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Have you tried a different kernel? Mini PC's can be picky about driver support.
I recommend using the free Mainline Installer application.

You can use the TuxInvader kernel if you are Not dual Booting Windows OS with Secure Boot enabled.

Aim for the 6.11 or 6.12 kernel.

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You could take a Look at this Help Article:

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No i don't try at this time because i'm not a tech in computer.

What the impact in Zorin of futur update ? It will destroy the choice and i have to make it again ?

Sorry if it's a silly question

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When i try the lign in the topic it said : can't kill the daemon

Maybe it's missing something on my computer ?

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