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    Running with Windows 7 OS installed on both hard disks

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Kahn20, Apr 8, 2015.

  1. Kahn20

    Kahn20 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm using the laptop in my sig, which I bought in 2011. Both hard disks are the same Seagate Momentus XT models which came installed with the computer. One of these is clearly about to die. Despite no SMART warnings or failed tests, I'm hearing some really loud screeching and scraping noises.

    My solution is to clone my OS partition onto a partition on the second disk. Would this cause any problems with bootup, etc? Or will I be able to run the PC as normal until one disk dies, and then just keep booting up with the other disk?
     
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  2. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    Drives making the click of death isn't worth keeping you should clone to the second drive and or buy a new drive and clone to that drive and save your second one for storage drive. Doing what your doing to wait is asking for more trouble in loss of data/files and lost time to get your system back and running. It will die on the day you need the drive not when you think it will die. Waiting will not fix your problem.
     
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  3. pete962

    pete962 Notebook Evangelist

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    Clone the disk ASAP. Clicking indicates some hardware failure and it's a matter of when it will fail completely.
    How difficult it will be depends on Win version and how it's installed:
    Win 7, if installed on one partition, very simple, if it uses separate boot partition, little bit more involved, Win 8 with it's standard 3 partitions install and UEFI may be more involved yet.
     
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