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Old 05-26-2008, 02:11 AM   #1 (permalink)
FlyingPenguins
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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OS: Dual-booting Windows XP SP3 (main OS), Mandriva Linux 2008

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Signs of a dying hard drive?

Right now, my internal hard drive is making strange noises. It sounds similar to disk usage, but is quieter, and is slightly higher-pitched. However, the light indicating HDD usage is not blinking indicating usage. Is that a sign that my hard drive is starting to wear out?

Also, everything seems to take slightly slower to load on Windows, even after reformatting, if that could be taken as sign... or that could be just me.

Additional note: my hard drive, along with most of the other components in my computer, are 4 and a half years old.

Last edited by FlyingPenguins; 05-26-2008 at 02:12 AM. Reason: added note
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