Loud clicking noise then blue screen

Hello,

I started having this problem a a couple of weeks ago. THis is the second time it has happened. Sporadically( 2 weeks in between occurances) I will be using the computer ussually surfing the internet and I will start to hear a loud clicking noise(not faint, something that can be heard about 10-15 feet away) the computer will then freeze and I will get a blue screen. The last error I got "kernel data inpage error".
Can anyone think of what this could be? I'm thinking not good and I willl be sending this back to Asus?

 

It sounds like you could have a faulty hdd, unless the sound was comming from your dvd-rw.

You could download hdtune pro trial and check the hdd smart data section for warnings.

http://www.hdtune.com/files/hdtunepro_450_trial.exe

 

I downloaded and am in the process of running that diagnostic. I take it if ran the error scan and I see a red box(damaged) that the hard drive is shot? Or could it be something else.

 

error at 15763 MB LBA 32283606, is the error message. There also are warnings for reallocated sector count and pending sectors.

 

what brand of hdd do you have, you might be able to download the manufactures hdd test software it might confirm your hdd is faulty.

 

When I click properties it says Standard disk drives? Do you know how I find this information.

 

does hdtune not show it in the select drive box, it might just be a drive model number if so you can google it to find out the make or just post it here.

 

ATA8-ACS-SATA2

 

That`s not the brand or model number , see my picture below, see area circled in red

 

Got it. Its a seagate. I found the diagnostic tool and am going to give it a shot.

 

Thanks for the help! I downloaded seatools and fixed a bad sector and the problem has gone away for now. Also the bootup is much faster and does not fail(as happened frequently before).
Thanks for the help!