Dying hard drive

[krogoth]

I've been using a new Maxtor Diamondmax 46GB/7200RPM since last summer, and it's been acting a bit wierd lately. For the last few weeks, it sometimes clicks a few times, loudly, on startup, and two weeks ago it had to boot twice to detect it. This morning, it made a screeching sound the first time I booted, and on the third try it was detected. It sounds like it's dying, but could it last a bit longer or will it be gone soon?

At least I'll get another 34GB if it dies (80GB/7200RPM/250CDN)

 

[SaigonK]

Sounds to me like you need to do a backup.....and soon!
If it went from a small click to a screeching noise then failure is probably right around the corner.

Go get another drive as soon as you can!

 

[Kerle]

To be on the safe side, assume soon! Sure, if the hard drive God looks on you lightly, it might last a while - but if he was doing that, you wouldn't have this problem in the first place.

New Noises = Bad with hard drives. It's probably going to go soon.