Hitachi Deskstar, occasional clicking

haroldj97

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Jun 9, 2013
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Lately my Hitachi Deskstar which is 5 years old seems to have started to slow down. It is used mostly for games (SSD for windows) and games are taking longer to load. Also, there is an occasional clicking (every 15 minutes or so) for about 5 seconds which then stops. This is a benchmark of the drive



Is this is a sign that the drive is dying?