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Rapid clicks just before Welcome screen
HP pavilion xf255 laptop with WinXPP.
Just when the WinXPP splash screen goes black (just before the Welcome screen) a "rapid fire" of clicks is momentarily heard. This doesn't bode well for the life of the 2.5" HDD. I've already tried chkdsk /f on the volume and there were no errors to be fixed. Is the noise the sound of the head colliding with the limit of its traverse? Is this the beginning of the end of the HDD? Or suggestions as to how to prevent the clicking from happening? |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:34:58 GMT, "Knack"
wrote: HP pavilion xf255 laptop with WinXPP. Just when the WinXPP splash screen goes black (just before the Welcome screen) a "rapid fire" of clicks is momentarily heard. This doesn't bode well for the life of the 2.5" HDD. I've already tried chkdsk /f on the volume and there were no errors to be fixed. Is the noise the sound of the head colliding with the limit of its traverse? Is this the beginning of the end of the HDD? Or suggestions as to how to prevent the clicking from happening? Is the machine still under warranty? In any event, you should probably give HP tech support a call and inquire about the hard drive. Also, now is a good time to make a complete backup of the drive to CDR or some other removable media. |
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"CS" wrote in message ... On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:34:58 GMT, "Knack" wrote: HP pavilion xf255 laptop with WinXPP. Just when the WinXPP splash screen goes black (just before the Welcome screen) a "rapid fire" of clicks is momentarily heard. This doesn't bode well for the life of the 2.5" HDD. I've already tried chkdsk /f on the volume and there were no errors to be fixed. Is the noise the sound of the head colliding with the limit of its traverse? Is this the beginning of the end of the HDD? Or suggestions as to how to prevent the clicking from happening? Is the machine still under warranty? In any event, you should probably give HP tech support a call and inquire about the hard drive. Also, now is a good time to make a complete backup of the drive to CDR or some other removable media. Out of warranty by about 4 months. Have Ghost 2001, and the laptop has a CD-R, but I never tried that on this computer before. I guess it's about time then. |
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Knack wrote in message ink.net... HP pavilion xf255 laptop with WinXPP. Just when the WinXPP splash screen goes black (just before the Welcome screen) a "rapid fire" of clicks is momentarily heard. This doesn't bode well for the life of the 2.5" HDD. I've already tried chkdsk /f on the volume and there were no errors to be fixed. Did it click when doing that ? Is the noise the sound of the head colliding with the limit of its traverse? Yes, but thats normal with a recalibrate. Likely the drive is having problems reading some of the files used at boot time and the drive recalibrates when it has a problem reading them. Is this the beginning of the end of the HDD? Very likely. Its crucial to save the stuff that you'll slash your wrists if you lose to more than one CDR, even if you have to run out and buy a burner. Or suggestions as to how to prevent the clicking from happening? Basically replace the drive. Run the laptop diagnostics on the drive and if it claims the drive is fine, run the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic on the drive. |
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