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    HDD making weird noises and slowing down the computer to near standstill?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by wackydude1234, Sep 1, 2008.

  1. wackydude1234

    wackydude1234 Notebook Evangelist

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    Why's it doing this? it's external
     
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    HDTune error scan
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    it's dead?

    did you drop it or something?

    try plugging it in on another computer or turn it on it's side and try using it.

    i get something like that if i click scan and then unplug my external

    it'll freeze up your computer if your computer is trying to communicate with it and it's not responding properly/retrying
     
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    no, i dropped the other one but not this one! this one just gradually started to die on me..
     
    wackydude1234, Sep 1, 2008
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