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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Tieno on November 13, 2010, 11:45:03 AM

Title: What's wrong with this HDD? update: any advice on buying a new hdd?
Post by: Tieno on November 13, 2010, 11:45:03 AM
My dad's computer can't properly boot up. The hdd makes weird sounds when i boot the computer.
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqwflABfLT8[/youtube]


Anyone know what's wrong? Is there a way to fix this?
Title: Re: What's wrong with this HDD? Makes weird noises
Post by: Reb on November 13, 2010, 11:46:57 AM
Should have bought an Apple. :smug
Title: Re: What's wrong with this HDD? Makes weird noises
Post by: demi on November 13, 2010, 11:47:44 AM
Should have set up RAID
Title: Re: What's wrong with this HDD? Makes weird noises
Post by: Tieno on November 13, 2010, 11:48:22 AM
Quote from: Rebiak on November 13, 2010, 11:46:57 AM
Should have bought an Apple. :smug
:smug

you get what you pay for

now help me help him
Title: Re: What's wrong with this HDD? Makes weird noises
Post by: Third on November 13, 2010, 12:07:48 PM
He probably downloaded something from a malicious porn site.

Time for a new HDD and a parents lock..
Title: Re: What's wrong with this HDD? Makes weird noises
Post by: TripleA on November 13, 2010, 12:31:56 PM
It's dying /near death.

It's a common thing.
Title: Re: What's wrong with this HDD? update: any advice on buying a new hdd?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 13, 2010, 02:03:10 PM
drive head and/or platter is out of alignment. get a new drive. this is one of those cases where if he NEEDS the data on that drive and the problem is advanced, he's gonna be sending it to a data recovery place.
Title: Re: What's wrong with this HDD? update: any advice on buying a new hdd?
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 13, 2010, 04:31:59 PM
Just replace it with this:

(http://i53.tinypic.com/1zlzrkh.jpg)
Title: Re: What's wrong with this HDD? update: any advice on buying a new hdd?
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 13, 2010, 07:19:52 PM
yeah, SSDs are the only sensible choice now for light users.
Title: Re: What's wrong with this HDD? update: any advice on buying a new hdd?
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 13, 2010, 11:49:31 PM
Ya, they're so cheap now, there's really no reason not to have one.