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    6860FX hard drive clicking

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Nathand, Feb 5, 2011.

  1. Nathand

    Nathand Notebook Consultant

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    I have two hard drives in my P-6860FX and at least one of them is making a clicking noise a lot. I'm not sure which one it is, or if it's both of them, but is this a bad sign?
     
    Nathand, Feb 5, 2011
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  2. TreeTops Ranch

    TreeTops Ranch Notebook Deity

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    You know the drill...when you hear clicking in any hard drive, back up your data immediately and keep doing that backup until the drive quits.
     
    TreeTops Ranch, Feb 8, 2011
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    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, I'd say it's on its last leg, if it hasn't completely failed already. Do you have some sort of RAID setup?
     
    kosti, Feb 8, 2011
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