My computer sounds like it's dying

[GermyBoy]

Wonder what is going on with it though. It sounds like a harddrive is spinning down, then back up again, and the computer basically doesn't respond for a finite amount of time.

This last time it happened, I had to reboot, but then it worked fine again. Wonder what's going on!

Any ideas?

 

[Azraele]

Bad hard drive?

 

[amdskip]

Hard drive sounds like it's either loosing power momentarily or it's dying. Have your data backed up yet?

 

[yoda291]

is it giving off a deathly scream every 5 minutes and begging you put it out of its misery?

 

[SoylentGreen]

Make sure that there is nothing wrong with the operator.

 

[Shawn]

does it make a "clunk clunk clunk" at any time before it spins down?

 

[0roo0roo]

go download diagnostic software from the hd manufacturers website. run, don't walk. run!!!

 

[Dizway]

Mine is doing the same thing. Though I think it has something to do with the psu because it happens when I jiggle the connector too. It has happend to me before (!) and I switched the psu.

 

[GermyBoy]

Originally posted by: iloveme2
does it make a "clunk clunk clunk" at any time before it spins down?

Yes it does.

 

Get your stuff off the drive nOW!!@KJ!#kljtrewta

 

[XZeroII]

Just give it some aspirine and make sure to give it plenty of fluids. If symptoms persist, call me in the morning.

 

[LongCoolMother]

sounds either like a failing hard drive, failing PSU, or, most likely, faulty motherboard.

could likely be the HD controllers on the motherboard. try a different hard drive and see if it does the same thing.

 

[GermyBoy]

Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
sounds either like a failing hard drive, failing PSU, or, most likely, faulty motherboard. could likely be the HD controllers on the motherboard. try a different hard drive and see if it does the same thing.

It's official, none of the harddrives were bad, it seems to be the power supply.
I unhooked my dvd drive, and my case fans for a few days to see what happens.

It only seems to cause a problem when I'm doing a lot of stuff at once...