Is this what a failing hard drive looks like?

[Rickyyy369]

100% read and write activity but throughput is minuscule. Even simple tasks take forever to do. Making that screenshot was a 30 minute ordeal because even something like switching brushes took 2 minutes to respond. Paint itself took 5 minutes to open.

It makes strange squeeling and clicking noises occasionally but I haven't had any bsod's or crashes, everything is just painfully slow. Does it look like this drive is getting ready to die? Its a 2TB Seagate Barracuda.

 

[Elixer]

Use something like crystaldiskinfo to check all the SMART values, and post a screen shot.
You might also try a different SATA cable.

I would backup anything that you want pronto.

 

[Rickyyy369]

Well I guess my question was just answered. A couple minutes ago it locked up and when I restarted it asked me to insert a boot disc. So it looks like shes dead. It was just a media server so I didn't lose anything irreplaceable, thankfully. Back up regularly, people.

 

[Charlie98]

Again, I would check the SATA and power cable...

 

[Rickyyy369]

I plugged it into a different PC and got the same behavior.

 

[hal2kilo]

I plugged it into a different PC and got the same behavior.

Clicking and squeeling is never a sound you want to hear from a hard drive. By the time you hear those sounds you are done. Sometimes you get lucky in the race to back it up if you have none. Usually not.

 

[digitaldurandal]

If you have given up on the drive, throw it in the freezer. Sometimes the compression will allow you to boot to it for a few minutes and you can snag a few files that are critical. Have a plan in place though because if you get back on it this way it will not last long once it starts spinning again.