I apologize if this is in the wrong forum, but I think I'm in trouble :4-dontkno
So since yesterday, my computer has been making a loud noise. It is akin to a lawnmower, albeit quieter. The best way I could describe it is a loud VRRRRRRRRRRRR sound which starts about 10 seconds after booting up my computer. I think my hard drive may be dying. My computer crashing a few minutes after booting up is a periodic (once a every two weeks) thing that is also making me think my hard drive is dying. I googled videos of hard drives dying, and it sounds similar to my computer.
I did the most obvious thing first. I opened up my computer and cleaned all the dust off the fan and in general and around the area. I left it unplugged and tried running my computer. It was fine for the next two boots. On the third it started making the sound again, and I had the fan unplugged for the fifth, yet it still was making this noise. I haven't turned the computer on since, but plan on making a backup of all my files onto my portable hard drive. (What is the most elegant way to do this besides dragging and dropping 200 gigs of stuff)
Thanks in advance guys
The specs it says on the outside of my computer
Windows 7
Q8200 Intel core 2 quad processor
4 GB DDR2
640 GB
Acer aspire AX1800-E9232
So since yesterday, my computer has been making a loud noise. It is akin to a lawnmower, albeit quieter. The best way I could describe it is a loud VRRRRRRRRRRRR sound which starts about 10 seconds after booting up my computer. I think my hard drive may be dying. My computer crashing a few minutes after booting up is a periodic (once a every two weeks) thing that is also making me think my hard drive is dying. I googled videos of hard drives dying, and it sounds similar to my computer.
I did the most obvious thing first. I opened up my computer and cleaned all the dust off the fan and in general and around the area. I left it unplugged and tried running my computer. It was fine for the next two boots. On the third it started making the sound again, and I had the fan unplugged for the fifth, yet it still was making this noise. I haven't turned the computer on since, but plan on making a backup of all my files onto my portable hard drive. (What is the most elegant way to do this besides dragging and dropping 200 gigs of stuff)
Thanks in advance guys
The specs it says on the outside of my computer
Windows 7
Q8200 Intel core 2 quad processor
4 GB DDR2
640 GB
Acer aspire AX1800-E9232