Hard Drive Problem

[Stephen Lee]

Hey,

Anyways, I have this WD SE 160Gig Drive, that *I Think* has been having problems, BUT I can still access the drive. My main drive is an WD SE 80gig which could be the problem... But i not too sure which one. I'll need to test it. Im pretty sure its the 160.

But here is the problem, when I power on: I can hear the drive(s) click (the head unlocking??) and then spinning up. Which sounds normal... BUT a few seconds later, its does it again and a few seconds later again.

Now a hour ago, i was transferring files from the network, and it did the same thing, about 3 times until i stopping the file transfer. Everytime it "respins" the PC would freeze to *i guess* re-reconize the drive?

So is there a problem? could it be a power supply problem? OR should I get the drive replaced? Ive also looked at the SMART Values, no problems, I used the WD LifeTools? to check both drives, it reported - No Errors.

[tones_ie]

Hearing that clicking noise is a sure sign that the drives on its way out...does it sound like the ball on a roulette wheel ? suggest ya back up as much as you can....

http://www.ecodatarecovery.com/sounds.html

Best of luck

[TopFarmer]

I had a drive for 1 yr and it started to have similar problem, it turned out that the bay I had it in was at fault, to tight a fit.

[harry12]

TopFarmer -can you repeat this info to the guy who has destroyed two drives quite recently ( This hardware forum)-- I suspected mechanical - and your post describes how "sensitive" a HDD can be if not "just right" - other than that, they are pretty reliable - - -
Stephen Lee -
tones is right - clicking is a sure sign it's about to croak. Remove the non-OS drive and that should resolve the clicking-source.
Lots of back-ups are good - but when it fails it "might" cause some problems - better to retire it early IMHO...drives are cheap enough and you'll have to replace it soon enough - better do it while there is some data-transfer possible. Why risk your data, eh?
Cheers!...H.