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got an error with my hard disk,,,

Dec 16, 2010 7:09PM PST

hi ,

in one of days when i was using of my pc , i heared some voice from case and i realized its from the my Hard disk!

it was like chatter! when i got this voice , all thing has locked up! then hanged every thing ,

so i got restart , but it continue it again!

what is the main problem with it?

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Re: hard disk voice
Dec 16, 2010 8:15PM PST

Hard disks don't speak, generally. They turn until they crash, and that's the end of their life. Sometimes they start making strange noice, but that certainly isn't like chatting and voices. So I think nothing is wrong with your hard disk.

Kees

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Voices in your HD or in your Motherboard ?...
Jan 5, 2011 11:31PM PST

Don't be afraid, there is not gost in your PC.. I agree that HD never speaks but some motherboard does (like ASUS P4..). They have a system that speak (instead of beeping) when something is wrong.. this systen could be enabled and disabled trught the BIOS configuration and it is very useful to diagnostic problems. You must check your motherboard manual. The important isue here is: what the voice told you? It is the error report... according to that error you can identify the failure component, HDD, Video card, etc...

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Quick test
Jan 6, 2011 1:14AM PST

Open your system case and disconnect the HD entirely via the cables. Turn-ON your PC and if the noises disappear then you know the HD is going bad or is bad. If the noise appears then likely a bad fan or similar, locate noise source. Now, if the HD is bad, then you need to replace it, provided you're capable. If you have warranty, use it. It appears if the HD is bad, it gone too far and physical damage, you probably can't recover data. If the noise is elsewhere, repair that, then retry powering-ON system and check results. Also, take notice of any heat build-up, as that alone can cause all sorts of issues with a failing HD and anything else in the system that it finds the weakest and generally heat will cause failure. So, take that into account if so found. It would be a good time to clean out your system case of any dust build-up and overall clean-up.

tada -----Willy Happy