I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a clicking
noise like the read/write head is resetting and sometimes the system will
freeze & I have to RESET. is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going
to happen or wot cause when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may
happen again. Could this be a heat issue?
On May 5, 9:01*pm, "Hugh Sutherland" <hsutherl...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a clicking
> noise like the read/write head is resetting and sometimes the system will
> freeze & I have to RESET. *is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going
> to happen or wot cause when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may
> happen again. *Could this be a heat issue?
>
> Hugh
There are probably several possible reasons, but the most likely is an
impending failure. Copy off your critical data NOW.
Once you have your data safe, you can 'play' with other possible
causes.
> I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a clicking noise like the read/write head is resetting
> and sometimes the system will freeze & I have to RESET. is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going to happen
Previously Hugh Sutherland <hsutherland@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a clicking
> noise like the read/write head is resetting and sometimes the system will
> freeze & I have to RESET. is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going
> to happen or wot cause when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may
> happen again. Could this be a heat issue?
Sounds very much like heat, but heat also kills drives, so
it may also be an imminent death issue...
If these are drives with SMART, get the attributes
ans look for anything suspicuous (or post them here).
Previously mscotgrove@aol.com <mscotgrove@aol.com> wrote:
> On May 5, 9:01*pm, "Hugh Sutherland" <hsutherl...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
>> I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a clicking
>> noise like the read/write head is resetting and sometimes the system will
>> freeze & I have to RESET. *is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going
>> to happen or wot cause when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may
>> happen again. *Could this be a heat issue?
>>
>> Hugh
> There are probably several possible reasons, but the most likely is an
> impending failure. Copy off your critical data NOW.
Good advice for any suspicuous HDD behaviour!
> Once you have your data safe, you can 'play' with other possible
> causes.
this usually happens after I watch a video then it will freeze and I have to
reboot a cpl of times
"Hugh Sutherland" <hsutherland@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:tIJTj.66923$612.25453@read1.cgocable.net...
>I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a clicking
>noise like the read/write head is resetting and sometimes the system will
>freeze & I have to RESET. is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going
>to happen or wot cause when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may
>happen again. Could this be a heat issue?
>
> Hugh
>
> this usually happens after I watch a video then it will freeze and I have to reboot a cpl of times
If you have to reboot a COUPLE of times, its unlikely to be the hard drive.
> "Hugh Sutherland" <hsutherland@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
> news:tIJTj.66923$612.25453@read1.cgocable.net...
>> I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a
>> clicking noise like the read/write head is resetting and sometimes
>> the system will freeze & I have to RESET. is this indicitive of a
>> hard drive failure going to happen or wot cause when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may happen again.
>> Could this be a heat issue?
Arno Wagner wrote in news:689k07F2sb73rU2@mid.individual.net
> Previously mscotgrove@aol.com <mscotgrove@aol.com> wrote:
> > On May 5, 9:01 pm, "Hugh Sutherland" <hsutherl...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> > > I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a clicking
> > > noise like the read/write head is resetting and sometimes the system will
> > > freeze & I have to RESET. is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going
> > > to happen or wot cause when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may
> > > happen again. Could this be a heat issue?
> > >
> > > Hugh
>
> > There are probably several possible reasons, but the most likely is an
> > impending failure. Copy off your critical data NOW.
> Good advice for any suspicuous HDD behaviour!
Isn't it nice to have the babblebot's approval.
That even someone as lowly as yourself, way below babblebot's standing,
can get something right once in a while. That must be so rewarding.
>
> > Once you have your data safe, you can 'play' with other possible
> > causes.
>
> Indeed.
>
> Arno
Rod Speed wrote in news:689ckkF2qu1rlU1@mid.individual.net
> Hugh Sutherland <hsutherland@cogeco.ca> wrote:
>
> > I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a clicking noise like the read/write head is resetting
> > and sometimes the system will freeze & I have to RESET. is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going to happen
>
> It can be. Post the Everest SMART report on the drive.
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181
>
> > or wot cause
>
> It can be due to other problems too, like the power supply failing.
>
> > when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may happen again.
> > Could this be a heat issue?
> It can be.
Yup, obviously the temperature drops immediately when you reboot.
> Everest will show you the drive temperature in the SMART report for the drive.
Squeeze <rubberduck@duckies.au> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Hugh Sutherland <hsutherland@cogeco.ca> wrote
>>> I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will
>>> make a clicking noise like the read/write head is resetting
>>> and sometimes the system will freeze & I have to RESET.
>>> is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going to happen
hard drive clicks and freezes 
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