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My hard drive is making scary sounds |
December 30, 2013
A reader's hard drive is making new and unpleasant noises. Could it be on its last legs?
I would say yes. If your hard drive is making sounds it never made before, especially grinding or screeching noises, you have to assume that it won't be around for long. Any moment now, it could be as dead as Michael Palin's parrot.
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First, shut off the PC. Until everything is fixed, you want that drive spinning as little as possible. Preferably, not at all.
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