hard drive making noise

sensitive · 11-13-2007, 01:20 PM

Few weeks ago my hard drive starting making a grinding noise when using Firefox browser. My OS is Windows 98 SE. I have avg anti virus program.

**koala** · 11-13-2007, 01:38 PM

Does it only make a grinding noise when you're using Firefox?

sensitive · 11-13-2007, 01:54 PM

Yes and it kind of pauses for a few seconds.

**koala** · 11-13-2007, 02:04 PM

Go to the hard drive manufacturer's website and download their diagnostic utility to see if the drive is faulty. If you use the advanced mode, it will try to fix any errors it finds. Usually when a hard drive starts to make a noise, it means it's dying, so backup any important data as soon as possible.

amws33629 · 02-04-2008, 06:31 PM

I just saw this post. What ended up happening? I seem to have the same issue; however it's with a brand new hard drive so I'm not sure if it's the hard drive or Mozilla or what.

11-13-2007, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
sensitive Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 38 OS: Win98SE	hard drive making noise Few weeks ago my hard drive starting making a grinding noise when using Firefox browser. My OS is Windows 98 SE. I have avg anti virus program.

11-13-2007, 01:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 9,293 OS: XP/UBUNTU My System	Re: hard drive making noise Does it only make a grinding noise when you're using Firefox? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

11-13-2007, 01:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
sensitive Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 38 OS: Win98SE	Re: hard drive making noise Yes and it kind of pauses for a few seconds.

11-13-2007, 02:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 9,293 OS: XP/UBUNTU My System	Re: hard drive making noise Go to the hard drive manufacturer's website and download their diagnostic utility to see if the drive is faulty. If you use the advanced mode, it will try to fix any errors it finds. Usually when a hard drive starts to make a noise, it means it's dying, so backup any important data as soon as possible. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

02-04-2008, 06:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
amws33629 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Re: hard drive making noise I just saw this post. What ended up happening? I seem to have the same issue; however it's with a brand new hard drive so I'm not sure if it's the hard drive or Mozilla or what.