Odd HDD Noises
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Odd HDD Noises
My hard hrive started making strange noises around today when I got home. It's making a screeching noise, like a car jamming on the brakes. I'm going to assume it's bad at the moment. Has anyone else had this? Comments/Experiences?
Model:
Western Digital WD400 (40 GB)
Model:
Western Digital WD400 (40 GB)
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Update (20 mins later...): It's getting worse. The noise went from faint to clearly audible in 20 minutes, which can't possibly be good
Update #2: My drive fitness thing dropped in the SMART menu from the last time I checked (about a week ago)
Update #2: My drive fitness thing dropped in the SMART menu from the last time I checked (about a week ago)
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Slight problem. This thing is the server for my website(s), and stays on 24/7:
akart.webhop.net and akgames.webhop.net
I backed up everything important. Kinda crossing my fingers at this point.
Why is it still doing OK in the SMART tests? It's not showing excessive errors or anything...
akart.webhop.net and akgames.webhop.net
I backed up everything important. Kinda crossing my fingers at this point.
Why is it still doing OK in the SMART tests? It's not showing excessive errors or anything...