Egon

I know that a ticking hd cannot be good... And it really just started this morning. I don't really have any problem with it, still works normally, just the ticking noise that I can hear from across the room.

imsati

Ticking is the #1 sign that your HDD is failing. While there's no set-in-stone 'once a HDD starts making noise, it has this much life left' time-frame, it would be *highly* recommended to back up all your important files now and replace the Drive.

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You do realize that everytime PC eye Posts, God kicks a puppy, and every time someone takes his advice, He smothers a kitten in front of a child, right?
http://www.computerforum.com/114761-...tml#post922619

lovely?

it is going \/
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happens to alot of people, ticking means its dying and its time for you to abandon ship, so to speak.

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Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

Bulzeye11

my HDD has been clicking for 2 years and it still work
lol

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Egon

Well maybe it's time for an upgrade. I've also noticed over the past few weeks my computer will kind of rev up, spinning everything really fast and loud for about 30 seconds.