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Help hdd making clicking sounds.

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V.VAIDYA Original post #1
Jul 3, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Posting from nokia 2690, please ignore any mistake.(My great luck struck me at a time and htc explorer display cracked and my pc's hdd clicked death)
Yesterday my seagate 320 gb hdd crashed , its the click of death symptom.Making 10-11 ticks/clicks before stopping completely also it does not shows up in BIOS in any pcs.
Had priceless memories of my grandma ,school life and i don't have any backup.Recovery solutions quote 50,000-60,000 which i cant afford now.
This hard drive has warranty upto 2014 and i can get a replacement for free but can't do it due to the priceless data.
With my limited savings i am going to buy a reliable 32 gb SSD for the time being .
Please help me to get my memories back , i was thinking to keep my hdd aside for next 3-5 years in hope of getting it revived by profesionalls by paying 50k and not availing my warranty which is due 2014.
Can you suggest any thing better?
Please help , Pleaseee....

Please Reply......
thetechfreak
Jul 3, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Run a test using any of these-

7 Free Hard Drive Testing Software Tools
ankit.kumar010203
Jul 3, 2012 at 12:01 PM
I am Also Suffering From This Problem....I have seagate 500 gb hdd....I Get Clicking Sound For My HDD.....:cry::cry:
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V.VAIDYA #4
Jul 3, 2012 at 1:09 PM
But the problem is BIOS DOES NOT DETECT IT.
Another curious question will they offer any discount for recovery as i have warranty remaining upto 2014.