Hard drive dying?

[CraxySerge]

My Maxtor D740X is making a clicking sound every now and then, not sure if thats the click of death everyone is talking about or what. It just soundds like the read/write arm dropping when the computer shuts down, except that it does is during boot up, or out of the blue. The drive works fine, but it freezes sometimes, especially when im downloading alot at high speeds. I still got warranty on it i think, you think that I could get a replacement?

 

[Mike2002]

I would suggest running Maxtor's Drive Utility. The link is at the top of the Storage Section as a Sticky Post

 

[CraxySerge]

I downloaded the newest version, and ran all the tests, they all passed, but I know for a fact that something is wrong with the drive.

 

[Ben721]

To me the death sound, sounds like sticking a pencil in a fan.

 

[schismspeak]

replacement...well my friend talked to them and his drive is doing weird things, they said they wouldnt take it back unless the diagnostic tool said there was a problem. so I kind of doubt they will, but you can try.

 

[CraxySerge]

I wonder if they can detect intentional harm done to the drive? like a small bump lol.

 

[Mike2002]

Just back up all of your data and keep backing it up until the drive dies. Now just use it harder than ever so it can completely die and then you can take it back.