hard drive clicking

[biffbacon]

my g/f just called, and said that her computer is making a funny clicking noise. She accidentally closed the cabinet her computer is in, and it got really hot. The next time she tried to boot up, the computer starting making the clicking noise, locked up, and started dumping the memory. I havent had a chance to look at it yet, but i figure she fried the hard drive.

do you think this is a good assumption? im going to try to reformat the drive, but figure it needs a new one... anyone else have an experience like this?

 

[Platypus]

most likely toast.

 

[Schadenfroh]

j00 got teh deathstar?
or possibly a fan failed

 

[Kenny]

If she ever gets it working, backup the stuff, now.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

CLICK OF DEATH
RMA if possible. Do the "Freezer Trick" and slave it to another machine.
Also, try posting in GH where this belongs. 😉

- M4H

 

[biffbacon]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
CLICK OF DEATH
RMA if possible. Do the "Freezer Trick" and slave it to another machine.
Also, try posting in GH where this belongs. 😉

- M4H

whats the freezer trick?

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

heh, can't be good

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: biffbacon

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
CLICK OF DEATH
RMA if possible. Do the "Freezer Trick" and slave it to another machine.
Also, try posting in GH where this belongs. 😉

- M4H

whats the freezer trick?

stick it in the freezer

 

[Kev]

get compressed air and try dusting it


how old is the computer?

i had this happen to my 4 year old pc, all i did was blow on it really hard and got the dust out, it worked like a charm after that

 

[biffbacon]

comps about a year old....
could overheating have caused the hard drive to burn up?

 

[Kev]

dust it

 

[Eli]

*Prays to god my 2 year old 75GXP doesen't die anytime soon..*