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kallips · 02-24-2008, 11:33 AM

I have a seagate barracudda 80GB hdd ,now it is producing a somwat loud sound at startup , to tell the truth it sounded as if some bike is accelerating . I formated and defragmented the drive the sound has now reduced . i tested my hard disk with SeaTools for windows and the result i got was as follows.

short drive self test : passed
long drive self test : failed
short generic : passed
long generic : passed

Can anybody tell me whether I am at risk. Is my hardisk nearing the end of its life?
Please Help

02-24-2008, 11:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
kallips Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 OS: windows xp	Chripping sound from harddisk I have a seagate barracudda 80GB hdd ,now it is producing a somwat loud sound at startup , to tell the truth it sounded as if some bike is accelerating . I formated and defragmented the drive the sound has now reduced . i tested my hard disk with SeaTools for windows and the result i got was as follows. short drive self test : passed long drive self test : failed short generic : passed long generic : passed Can anybody tell me whether I am at risk. Is my hardisk nearing the end of its life? Please Help