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09-07-2005, 11:27 PM
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is it the hard drive?
Recently, i started hearing weird noises from my cpu, and it sounds like my hard drive. It sounds like my hard drive is starting and then stopping. This usually happens when i am starting the PC, and it causes my PC to hang during the boot-up. After a few resets, i stop hearing the noise and my PC is working fine again. I have checked the cables but this still happens. Is this something i should worry about? I have been using this PC for only 2 years.
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09-07-2005, 11:30 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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Time to start backing up all you important data from that WD 80GB SE HDD...they've been having reliability issues, I had to replace 6 of them in the past year.
Go to the Western Digital web site and get the drive diagnostic utility to test the drive with.  Cricket
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09-08-2005, 08:30 AM
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Thanks Cricket. I have yet to test my drive with the diagnostic utility. Seems like i need to start hunting for a new drive...I am wondering which brand or family of drives are more reliable?
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09-08-2005, 09:05 AM
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Seagate and Maxtor are good brands.
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09-08-2005, 02:44 PM
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You'd be best to back up your data before running the diagnostics. Occasionally the diagnostics causes data loss or corruption. Even more likely with a dying drive. Seagate drives offer the best warranty, 5 years, and are very quiet.
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09-09-2005, 08:53 AM
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Thanks guys..i know what to do...dig deep into my pocket...
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