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Is my hard disk about to crash? HELP

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simarpal_sahni Original post #1
Nov 7, 2011 at 4:04 AM
Hi, my 2b WD 20earx is making some very weird noises recently , guys please take 30 seconds of your time and listen to clip that i have posted to rapidshare(link below) .
Memo (1).m4a

Please note-no programs are running except torrent client and browser , its my primary hard disk(windows are installed in this hd only)

its an m4a format because its recorded from ip.

i dont wanna loose my 2tb of data, if its a serious problem ill make backup immediately.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks
mithun_mrg
mithun_mrg #2
Nov 7, 2011 at 8:08 AM
don,t take ur chances backup & ram the drive asap
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #3
Nov 7, 2011 at 10:10 AM
@simarpal_sahni: Take a backup first.
& then send it for RMA.
the manufacturer don't give warranty on data.
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simarpal_sahni #4
Nov 7, 2011 at 5:37 PM
Thank you guys for reply, ill send it for rma, it will be very hard to arrange 2tb of free space..:p
mithun_mrg
mithun_mrg #5
Nov 7, 2011 at 5:48 PM
simarpal_sahni said:
Thank you guys for reply, ill send it for rma, it will be very hard to arrange 2tb of free space..:p
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btw best of luck for that its a very hard time to rma a hard drive
rhitwick
rhitwick #6
Nov 7, 2011 at 5:51 PM
Buy another one and send this to RMA.

No idea about SSDs but these HDDs are not much reliable.
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simarpal_sahni #7
Nov 7, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Whats the average replacement time of western digital? No way i am gonna buy new HD, the reasons are obvious.
sukesh1090
sukesh1090 #8
Nov 7, 2011 at 7:52 PM
^^buddy now it is difficult to get even a new HDD,so you must be able to guess how much you HDD may take to get replaced.even in good conditions they will take a lot of time to replace the parts in india and in now this where there is scarcity of HDD and the things are getting even worse,the only thing we can say is we wish that you will get your HDD very early.
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simarpal_sahni #9
Nov 7, 2011 at 8:23 PM
ill make the backup, and wait for the hard disk to crash then ill send it for rma,hopefully it will work for another 4-6 months ..lol, i hope it wont harm other components of my pc.
d6bmg
d6bmg #10
Nov 7, 2011 at 10:01 PM
simarpal_sahni said:
Hi, my 2b WD 20earx is making some very weird noises recently , guys please take 30 seconds of your time and listen to clip that i have posted to rapidshare(link below) .
Memo (1).m4a
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HDD is enjoying its last phase of life.. Back your data up, wait for it to be crushed automatically and then send it for rma.
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deepak8286 #11
Nov 10, 2011 at 3:19 AM
guys what is RMA?..... i m new to this one
mithun_mrg
mithun_mrg #12
Nov 10, 2011 at 7:03 AM
Return merchandise authorization
here is the quote from wiki
A Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA, sometimes Return Merchandise Agreement or Goods Return Authorization) is a transaction whereby the recipient of a product arranges to return goods to the supplier to have the product repaired or replaced or in order to receive a refund or credit for another product from the same retailer or corporation within the product's warranty period. The RMA process and the issuance of an RMA is a key gatekeeping moment in the Reverse Logistics cycle.This term is highly used in the electronics industry as a part of service agreement according to which the customer returns the product back to the company and get a new or repaired product back, generally with an additional warranty on the returned product.
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rajnusker #13
Nov 10, 2011 at 10:56 AM
simarpal_sahni said:
ill make the backup, and wait for the hard disk to crash then ill send it for rma,hopefully it will work for another 4-6 months ..lol, i hope it wont harm other components of my pc.
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Don't forget to wipe the disk with a minimum of 0 passes to avoid data recovery.
d6bmg
d6bmg #14
Nov 11, 2011 at 12:02 AM
^^ Pardon me, but I don't understand the meaning of your post.
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deepak8286 #15
Nov 11, 2011 at 12:36 AM
rajnusker said:
Don't forget to wipe the disk with a minimum of 0 passes to avoid data recovery.
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can u plz be simple?

guys what defragment of hardisk?

many say it is necessary to defrag hardisk once in a month .......i have os installed in c.....should i defrag it
mithun_mrg
mithun_mrg #16
Nov 11, 2011 at 7:19 AM
in simple sense if i am correct if there is some sensitive date in the hard drive zero fill the drive to avoid possibility of data recovery can be done using wd tools i.e data lifeguard diagnosis or acronis wd edition available for download at wd site
S_V
S_V #17
Nov 11, 2011 at 7:42 AM
simarpal_sahni said:
Hi, my 2b WD 20earx is making some very weird noises recently , guys please take 30 seconds of your time and listen to clip that i have posted to rapidshare(link below) .
Memo (1).m4a

Please note-no programs are running except torrent client and browser , its my primary hard disk(windows are installed in this hd only)

its an m4a format because its recorded from ip.

i dont wanna loose my 2tb of data, if its a serious problem ill make backup immediately.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks
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Before going for RMA,,try this

Windows Data Lifeguard Diagnostics

Atleast it gives some idea about the condition of your HDD...

Before going through this...take backup of very imp data.. Though I believe this software will not destroy data. It will perform some tasks to check your Drive working condition.... If any of the Test failed then you should think about RMA.... Sometimes these Mechanical Drives makes lot of Noise but doesn't mean they are going to die.... Make sure it is getting some cool air....