clicking hard disk?

zweton · 2012-02-10 19:22:21

Hi, Hard disk is making a clicking noise, doesnt sound good. Do ya reckon its **** itself? Anyone any genius ideas to bring it back to life? :) Thanks

10-02-2012 07:22PM

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zweton

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Hi,

Hard disk is making a clicking noise, doesnt sound good.
Do ya reckon its **** itself?
Anyone any genius ideas to bring it back to life?

Thanks

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#2 10-02-2012 10:43PM

Odaise Gaelach

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If it's clicking loud or unusually, it is probably dying or deceased.

If possible, try and get all data you can off it and onto a reliable drive as soon as possible. But even then, you've got backups of any really important data that might be on it. Right?

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#3 10-02-2012 11:54PM

zweton

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I do indeed, theres a few things on it id like but not too pushed if i cant retrieve. I bought a cheap external drive and tried it on that but its clicking in that also! Shes a gonner i think:)

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