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Title: WD 1TB HDD + XP SP2
Post by: moot on July 22, 2009, 08:20:29 PM

Got a drive that's freezing some apps on the PC while sticking on the HDD LED till it spins up and makes a single clicking sound, increasingly often.. No problem with this replacement 1TB HDD and OS combination, is there?

System is:
AMD 64 X2 3600+
ASUS M2N-SLI
Windows XP SP2...

Title: Re: WD 1TB HDD + XP SP2
Post by: Fender16 on July 22, 2009, 08:28:08 PM

Running the exact same specs you indicated.
Well, running SP3 but ran SP2 with the same gear.

Title: Re: WD 1TB HDD + XP SP2
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on July 23, 2009, 10:32:13 AM

Freezing and clicking sound means a dying drive. Get backups, fast.

Sounds of different make harddrives when they're dead/dying (http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php)

Title: Re: WD 1TB HDD + XP SP2
Post by: Fulmar on July 23, 2009, 04:32:03 PM

That's a nice website Rip, thanks for the post.  Any type of abnormal clicking is a bad sign for hard drives.  If its clicking and still operating, back it up fast and replace ASAP because there's no telling how long it will last.