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Old 21st April 2009
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> the hard drive was making clicking noises each time i rebooted

Is that a single click or a (random) series of clicks? Does it only make the clicking noise at bootup?
I had a new seagate disk that started making a clicking sound...it died in a few days.

I would recommend taking a complete disk backup right away.

While prime95 is great for stress testing the hardware, it may expedite the failure of any marginal components - something to keep in mind.

Last edited by ephemera; 21st April 2009 at 06:50 AM.
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