Re: HD is clicking

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On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 22:35:02 -0700, i_zuly
<izuly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Sometimes the HD starts to generate sound like click, click, and clik.
>Sometimes this clicks stop without any problems, but sometimes pc suspends
>with a freeze screen ?to prevent further damage?, but reboot next without any
>problems.
>
>What this click is? What is wrong with this HD, and how to fix this?
>
>May be, this is not windows problem, but I?ll appreciate any advice.
>Best, L

Clicking from a hard drive could be the start of a bearing failure.
Once the bearings go, the drive is trash. That happened to my work
computer about six months ago, with no warning. Ouch.

I've also heard a drive head crash before, on a home computer. THAT
was a very unpleasant sound. Ouch again.

.

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