Harddrive Clicking! HELP!

[MasterChopChop]

Hello there, i just hooked up my computer again, i had previously unhooked the computer to hook up my friends. Well now after i hooked up my computer, i hear a clicking, which i believe is from my harddrive. It also seems to not load up to Windows XP, it just sits at the loading bar.

 

[Paulson]

Is it a continuous clicking?

Is it always recognized in the bios?

 

[MasterChopChop]

Yes its continuous clicking except for when im in BIOS

 

[Paulson]

it's pretty much as good as gone then...

what kind of hard drive is it? brand & model...

 

[MasterChopChop]

Not so sure, its actually my brothers, he bought it and everything, whats wrong with it anyway? is it just old?

 

[aircooled]

Is it a Western Digital? If so, I once had a problem with the drive making a "kla-klunk" noise at regular intervals. The fix was to back up the data, run the Data Lifeguard tool available by download, and re-initial the drive, and start from scratch with it. Now it works fine and I still use it daily.

If it's not a WD, please ignore this reply....

 

[5LiterMustang]

Sounds like that drive is toast. It may be possible to get some data off of it once you get your new drive but I wouldn't count on it.

 

[MasterChopChop]

Thanks aircooled, oh i dont think my hd is dead, cuz it boots up atleast to the windows loading screen...

 

[BmXStuD]

re-install xp over and format a new partition than take ur info and erases the old one. Use partition magic to copy the old parition to new one and to set the new one to active heh. hope u get this ;0 i just done it.

 

[Ranulf]

Originally posted by: aircooled
Is it a Western Digital? If so, I once had a problem with the drive making a "kla-klunk" noise at regular intervals. The fix was to back up the data, run the Data Lifeguard tool available by download, and re-initial the drive, and start from scratch with it. Now it works fine and I still use it daily.

If it's not a WD, please ignore this reply....

My 40gb WD has been doing the "click..stop..click" for awhile now..say at least off and on for 6 months in two different systems. Mainly seems to do it when running major file moves and unpaking zip/rar files. Other times the system will just freeze and I can't seem to lock it down to anything but the hd. Any ideas?
I'll try that re-initial bit once I get a new drive next week tho.

TIA

 

[MasterChopChop]

Ok, guys i cant even get into Windows, only the loading screen!

 

[BmXStuD]

Originally posted by: BmXStuD
re-install xp over and format a new partition than take ur info and erases the old one. Use partition magic to copy the old parition to new one and to set the new one to active heh. hope u get this ;0 i just done it.

 

[MasterChopChop]

HOMEWORK IS ON THERE! lol

 

[Batman5177]

i had a western digital hard drive that clicked a lot before.

after a few days, the hard drive wouldn't detect in the bios anymore

your hard drive probably does not click in the bios because the bios does not need to read anything from it.

try to get an RMA if you can!

 

[wetcat007]

I've had problems galore with maxtor, western digital, and ibm, lol i vote to boycott hd's!