Hardrive clicking?!?

Annatar · 05-08-2003, 04:59 PM

I need some help guys, today I just bought a new hd (maxtor 120 gig ata133 liquid bearer 8 mb) but it sometimes makes a clicking sound when I move my mouse... what could be the problem causing this?

(I do not wanna here your hd is corrupted/broken because then I'm gonna scream in agony and throw down the pc in the neighbours yard... so to speak [img]smile.gif[/img] )

andrewas · 05-08-2003, 05:56 PM

HDD clicking when you move the mouse? Weird to say the least. Are you sure the noise is coming from the HDD?

Arledrian · 05-08-2003, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Quote from the Ironworks Homepage describing Ziroc's messed up hard drive:
I come back later, and the Hard Drive is 'clicking' over and over

Don't mean to piss in your cornflakes Annatar, but it doesn't sound good

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Mouse · 05-08-2003, 06:03 PM

Backup as much as possible, run diagnostics and cross fingers [img]graemlins/crazyeyes.gif[/img]

Thus speaks a man who lost everything to a HD crash. Better to be safe than sorry.

Wurm · 05-08-2003, 06:06 PM

Bad News: It sounds like your new drive is bad and is about to lose your data.

Good News: It might give you enough time to make backups of everything important and it most certainly will be replaced for free by Maxtor.

Reeka · 05-08-2003, 08:02 PM

Well, I know that when the hard drive at IW went recently, Dan said that it had started "clicking." I would back up everything ASAP. I lost my hard drive a few months ago and lost everything. Not pleasant.

Stormymystic · 05-08-2003, 08:32 PM

It sounds as if the runners are off track, like everyone said, back up everything and then return it to the manufacture for replacement

Kakero · 05-08-2003, 09:03 PM

how does one back up the hard disk? floopy disk is too small.

Stormymystic · 05-08-2003, 09:05 PM

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Originally posted by Kakero:
how does one back up the hard disk? floopy disk is too small.

there is alot of ways cd's snd there is also online back up server's

Kakero · 05-08-2003, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Stormymystic:

quote:
Originally posted by Kakero:
how does one back up the hard disk? floopy disk is too small.

there is alot of ways cd's snd there is also online back up server's [/QUOTE]ehh? I don't get you. care to elaborate further?

05-08-2003, 04:59 PM	#1
Annatar Mephistopheles Join Date: January 7, 2003 Location: Holland Age: 37 Posts: 1,402	I need some help guys, today I just bought a new hd (maxtor 120 gig ata133 liquid bearer 8 mb) but it sometimes makes a clicking sound when I move my mouse... what could be the problem causing this? (I do not wanna here your hd is corrupted/broken because then I'm gonna scream in agony and throw down the pc in the neighbours yard... so to speak [img]smile.gif[/img] ) __________________ <br />Nau Tagnik\'zur zhal fre\'sla wun ussta i\'dol. -Annatar

05-08-2003, 05:56 PM	#2
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	HDD clicking when you move the mouse? Weird to say the least. Are you sure the noise is coming from the HDD? __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

05-08-2003, 06:03 PM	#4
Mouse Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,788	Backup as much as possible, run diagnostics and cross fingers [img]graemlins/crazyeyes.gif[/img] Thus speaks a man who lost everything to a HD crash. Better to be safe than sorry. __________________ Regards Mouse (Occasional crooner and all round friendly Scottish rodent)

05-08-2003, 06:06 PM	#5
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05-08-2003, 08:02 PM	#6
Reeka Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: March 2, 2001 Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA Age: 70 Posts: 3,255	Well, I know that when the hard drive at IW went recently, Dan said that it had started "clicking." I would back up everything ASAP. I lost my hard drive a few months ago and lost everything. Not pleasant. __________________ <b>Order of the Holy Flame</b><br /><i>Member of Clan HADB</i><br /><b>Laughing Hyena</b><br /><i>Clan Liaison, IW Peace Keeping Force</i><br /><i>[url]\"http://www.the-silver-river.com/Forum/index.php?board=29\" target=\"_blank\">The Silver River VoiceChat!</a><br />Last Saturday of every month. <br />See the forum link for scheduling!<br /><b> </b><br /></i><br /><b>Admin and Co-Owner of [url]\"http://www.the-silver-river.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Silver River</a></b><br />[url]\"http://www.the-silver-river.com\" target=\"_blank\"></a>

05-08-2003, 08:32 PM	#7
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05-08-2003, 09:03 PM	#8
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	how does one back up the hard disk? floopy disk is too small.

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