is my hdd dying

KainXS · Jan 28, 2009

so I have a 200GB hdd I use in my HTPC and every now and then I will get DISK BOOT FAILURE, and if I disconnect the molex from the HDD and put it back in the problem goes away, and some times before the error it does, the, the . . . . . ticking sound of doom, does that mean the hdd is about to fail.

cause if it has I have to pull the data off it.

95Viper · Jan 28, 2009

maybe or could be a bad connector or cable...try a new cable first and check the connector is secure. If it wiggles or is not secure.. try a drop of hot glue.

KainXS · Jan 28, 2009

i bought a new cable but it does the same thing, it works for about a day and then tick tick tick i hear and then black screen comes up and then disk boot failure

Marineborn · Jan 28, 2009

you could always run a disk check and see if theres any corrupt sections and if so section them off.

IggSter · Jan 28, 2009

The tick tick noise is always a bad sign.

I STRONGLY advise that you backup your data before you perform any form of test on the disk as this could stress your drive just enough to finally kill it.

95Viper · Jan 28, 2009

Try it in another computer if available and see (hear) if it does the same thing...if yes, probably new drive time.

http://www.fat-ntfs.com/articles/data-loss-problem/physical-errors/The-Click-of-Death-Hard-Drive-Failure-399.html

KainXS · Jan 28, 2009

I tried it in an old dell and it didn't boot at all a few days ago

it gets stuck on the detecting hdd part.

red268 · Jan 28, 2009

This is how my Seagate went. Started getting DISK BOOT ERROR and BOOT.xx NOT FOUND

Back up. Do it. Do it now if you still can.

95Viper · Jan 28, 2009

Sounds like it has served it's duty.

You might want to check the warranty on it. Some drives have five years and you could get a new one, maybe.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jan 28, 2009

Worse comes to worse, put it in the freezer inside a Ziplock bag, and then take it out after like 2 hours, run it, and backup as fast as you can.

thoughtdisorder · Jan 28, 2009

The tick-tick sound of doom! Sorry to hear it. Definately back up your data asap and prepare for a new HDD.

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