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Tieno

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What's wrong with this HDD? update: any advice on buying a new hdd?
« 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.
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Anyone know what's wrong? Is there a way to fix this?
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Re: What's wrong with this HDD? Makes weird noises
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2010, 11:46:57 AM »
Should have bought an Apple. :smug
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Re: What's wrong with this HDD? Makes weird noises
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2010, 11:47:44 AM »
Should have set up RAID
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Tieno

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Re: What's wrong with this HDD? Makes weird noises
« Reply #3 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
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Re: What's wrong with this HDD? Makes weird noises
« Reply #4 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..
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Re: What's wrong with this HDD? Makes weird noises
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2010, 12:31:56 PM »
It's dying /near death.

It's a common thing.
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Van Cruncheon

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Re: What's wrong with this HDD? update: any advice on buying a new hdd?
« Reply #6 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.
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Joe Molotov

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Re: What's wrong with this HDD? update: any advice on buying a new hdd?
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2010, 04:31:59 PM »
Just replace it with this:

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Re: What's wrong with this HDD? update: any advice on buying a new hdd?
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2010, 07:19:52 PM »
yeah, SSDs are the only sensible choice now for light users.
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Re: What's wrong with this HDD? update: any advice on buying a new hdd?
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2010, 11:49:31 PM »
Ya, they're so cheap now, there's really no reason not to have one.
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