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    What is happening :(

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by xxbadboys93, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. xxbadboys93

    xxbadboys93 Notebook Deity

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    I just got my replacement 7200rpm harddrive yesterday, it was running fine but now sometimes it freezing the system for like 2 seconds and makes repeative banging noises. Does not happen when the laptop is not frozen.
     
    xxbadboys93, Jul 17, 2009
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    Looks like you have got another defective item..

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    ramgen, Jul 17, 2009
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    xxbadboys93 Notebook Deity

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    No!!! I just installed everything and I shall not do it agian because it takes like 1 day. My internet connection is very slow. But now its not doing it anymore,

    I dont think dell fixes refurbished harddrives. I think they just delete whats on it and send it to the next customer.
     
    xxbadboys93, Jul 17, 2009
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  4. ramgen

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    Sorry for you.. Those "repeative banging noises" tells me that you must not have any critical data on your hard drive. Be careful...


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    ramgen, Jul 18, 2009
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  5. xxbadboys93

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    What do you mean RAMGEN?
     
    xxbadboys93, Jul 18, 2009
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    ortegaluis Notebook Consultant

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    It means that if you have important information stored on that hard drive, extract it immediately as the hard drive will most likely fail. And you will be losing that data.
     
    ortegaluis, Jul 18, 2009
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    try to make an image of the drive now and copy it tosome other hard drive/removable media, so it will be quicker to restore when/if you get a replacement drive.
     
    goofball, Jul 18, 2009
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    a 7 ywar old laptop/hard drive with no backup?
     
    newsposter, Jul 18, 2009
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    Who said anything about it being 7 years old?
     
    Mastershroom, Jul 19, 2009
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    rule of thumb:
    banging noises coming from inside your laptop is NEVER a good sign :/
     
    insanechinaman, Jul 19, 2009
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    Iam sorry, its not really banging noises, i would say that the harddrive is making a clicking noise. I beleive someone here fixed it with a program, but i cant find that thread. The clicking noises sometimes locks up the computer.
     
    xxbadboys93, Jul 19, 2009
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    Gah its so simple. Anything short of soft whirring noise coming out of your hard drive is what we call a BAD thing. That drive may fail at any time taking out ALL and I mean ALL the data on the drive so DON'T put anything more on it and back it up.

    I'd personally just copy paste all your user data to another hard drive immediately.
     
    adyingwren, Jul 19, 2009
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