Posted August 6, 200915 yr I think the title sums it up. One of my two hard drives is spinning really fast and making quite a high pieced squeal. It doesn't sound like its rubbing or anything and both my operating drive and my storage drive are both still accessible without any serious lag. So the question really is should I be worried and investing in a replacement? :sweat: http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/VisOne_Photo/Signatures%20and%20Banners/VisP.png
August 6, 200915 yr i would back it up then continue a backup process, until it dies. do you need a new hard drive. thats the question. if so, buy it and chuck the old one. http://imgur.com/e5y6e.gif You've already ruined these forums for me, I have no desire to read your rhetoric or the pathetic arguments you get yourself in to, or the personal vendetta you have against me, so please, do not talk to me. Ever. About anything.
August 6, 200915 yr It might have gathered a wee bit of dust etc. that has been caught up within the hard-drive, but that is unlikely as they are designed to keep that stuff out. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
August 6, 200915 yr If the data is still accessible and you have no disk errors in the event viewer then it is probably not a head crash (given the noise is always there if it was a head crash you would be seeing major errors). It can however be the motor or the main bearing supporting the platters - either way I would suggest you get all the data on this disk backed up as a failure is probably not that far away. Oh and keep the backup up to date if you keep using the disk.
August 7, 200915 yr Yeah hard drive is in the cactus territory, a high pitched metallic squeal, like on a metal lave, is not a good sign for them, and usually means failure is imminent. You will not really see any errors present unless you have SMART turned on. Back it up, and fork out for a new one now rather then later, the good news is 1TB drives are cheap as chips at the mo. http://users.on.net/~mperrin/images/les_mis_kindros.png You're all wrong, and I am always right, and the sooner you accept it, the happier you will be. That is all! Va Fan Culo
August 7, 200915 yr Author Yeah she is certainly on the way out I'm backing up as we speak, second time to day as the first was interrupted when the PC somehow forced itself into a reset loop. Fudge me my Steam folder is getting a touch hefty these days. :sweat: Edited August 7, 200915 yr by chambersAUS http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/VisOne_Photo/Signatures%20and%20Banners/VisP.png
August 7, 200915 yr i would back it up then continue a backup process, until it dies. do you need a new hard drive. thats the question. if so, buy it and chuck the old one. i 2nd that ! [WC] Tpr.Chrisso06 http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/armouredservice.bmp "My other ride is an ASLAV" http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7264/newtanksig.jpg
August 8, 200915 yr Question: Noisy Hard Drive? Answer: http://www.acmeparts.com/images/hammer.jpg Sandy's technical subtlety and prowess surely knows no bounds... Edited August 8, 200915 yr by mandatory05 "When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite." - Winston Churchill
August 8, 200915 yr You should get an SSD. I want one. [/url]http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/sh/type/0/nodachi7.png
August 8, 200915 yr Author NO SSD no way am I playing that much money for under 200gig of storage. FUDGE THAT! I might get a Western Digital 150G SATA II VelociRaptor for my operating drive but I haven't decided yet. http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/VisOne_Photo/Signatures%20and%20Banners/VisP.png
August 9, 200915 yr But Vis, 2GB a second file transfer! Think of the things you could do... Or can't do now that you don't have time to do because it has transferred so fast. http://i.imgur.com/DtNdckc.png [WC]Xavo|xXx:
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