is my hdd dying

[kalster]

hey guys
my maxtor harddrive 80 gb (6l080j4) started making this clicking noise this evening ,so i opened the case and took out the power cable and put it back and now am running it without the case cover and it seems to be doing fine, do i get it rma'ed ?

 

[Shooters]

Back up your data and see if Maxtor has a drive fitness program that you can download and run.

 

[amdskip]

program

 

[kalster]

man i miss a floppy drive for the first time

well ne way i ran active smart and it says its fine
i wonder if i shud still rma it, i mean its got 80 gigs of valuable data

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: kalster
man i miss a floppy drive for the first time

well ne way i ran active smart and it says its fine
i wonder if i shud still rma it, i mean its got 80 gigs of valuable data

Then back it up!

Bill

 

[Montano]

I would RMA it just to ease my mind.