Presario 5555

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Hi,

I've recently been geetting a strange clicking sound from my 4 year-old
Presario (like something switching on and off -- much like the sound you get
coming out of standby mode). I'm pretty familiar with the noises it makes,
and this is new and ominous. Anyone got any ideas?

Cheers,

Tzuraster.

 

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Arrrrr,

Yer hard drive maty, shes gonna blow.

Arrrr

 

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Hard drive clicking and clacking to deal with bad sectors which have developed
on the drive? ... Ben Myers

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:37:24 GMT, "Tzuraster" <tzuraster(REMOVE)@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I've recently been geetting a strange clicking sound from my 4 year-old
>Presario (like something switching on and off -- much like the sound you get
>coming out of standby mode). I'm pretty familiar with the noises it makes,
>and this is new and ominous. Anyone got any ideas?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Tzuraster.
>
>

 

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> Hard drive clicking and clacking to deal with bad sectors which have
developed
> on the drive? ... Ben Myers


Not really convinced, Ben... it doesn't _sound_ like the drive. It's more
like the switching sound you get with the on/off button, or going in and out
of standby mode. It doesn't seem to be affecting performance.
Power-management, perhaps? That seem feasible?

It actually seems to do it most when the PC's doing nothing, if that rings
any bells?

Thanks, anyway. Much appreciated.

Tzuraster.

 

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> Yer hard drive maty, shes gonna blow.
>
> Arrrr

Thanks, mate. See my reply to Ben.

Have backed-up my data, JIC ;-)

Tzuraster.

 

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One more thing... "Presario 5555" does not show up as a model on the HPaq web
site, but Google turns it up and says it is a Pentium III tower system with a
13.5GB drive. The system is old enough to have used the absolutely wretched
piece-of-junk 5-and-a-quarter-inch Quantum Bigfoot drive. If your system has
one of the Quantum Bigfoot drives, replace it! Do not pass go, do not collect
$200. Replace the damned drive. The Bigfoot has one of the worst reliability
records in the industry, all because of its original design, which is a tale too
long to tell in this newsgroup... Ben Myers

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:37:24 GMT, "Tzuraster" <tzuraster(REMOVE)@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I've recently been geetting a strange clicking sound from my 4 year-old
>Presario (like something switching on and off -- much like the sound you get
>coming out of standby mode). I'm pretty familiar with the noises it makes,
>and this is new and ominous. Anyone got any ideas?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Tzuraster.
>
>

 

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While I agree with you, I have a Presario 5600 still running its original
Bigfoot!
<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
news:4229d16e.5311246@nntp.charter.net...
> One more thing... "Presario 5555" does not show up as a model on the HPaq
> web
> site, but Google turns it up and says it is a Pentium III tower system
> with a
> 13.5GB drive. The system is old enough to have used the absolutely
> wretched
> piece-of-junk 5-and-a-quarter-inch Quantum Bigfoot drive. If your system
> has
> one of the Quantum Bigfoot drives, replace it! Do not pass go, do not
> collect
> $200. Replace the damned drive. The Bigfoot has one of the worst
> reliability
> records in the industry, all because of its original design, which is a
> tale too
> long to tell in this newsgroup... Ben Myers
>
> On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:37:24 GMT, "Tzuraster"
> <tzuraster(REMOVE)@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I've recently been geetting a strange clicking sound from my 4 year-old
>>Presario (like something switching on and off -- much like the sound you
>>get
>>coming out of standby mode). I'm pretty familiar with the noises it makes,
>>and this is new and ominous. Anyone got any ideas?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Tzuraster.
>>
>>
>

 

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May I suggest that you identify the manufacturer and model of the drive, then
download and run the drive manufacturer's hard drive diagnostic software, which
is at least 100x more thorough and authoritative than scumdisk, er, scandisk, in
finding out the state of the drive? If there is even one bad sector on the
drive, replace it... Ben Myers

On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:52:32 GMT, "Tzuraster" <tzuraster(REMOVE)@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>> Hard drive clicking and clacking to deal with bad sectors which have
>developed
>> on the drive? ... Ben Myers
>
>
>Not really convinced, Ben... it doesn't _sound_ like the drive. It's more
>like the switching sound you get with the on/off button, or going in and out
>of standby mode. It doesn't seem to be affecting performance.
>Power-management, perhaps? That seem feasible?
>
>It actually seems to do it most when the PC's doing nothing, if that rings
>any bells?
>
>Thanks, anyway. Much appreciated.
>
>Tzuraster.
>
>

 

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Tom,

Count your blessings. Then shop, quickly, for a replacement drive. A
5-year-old Bigfoot is living on borrowed time, much like a patient who has been
told by the doctor that the disease is fatal. The Bigfoot drives have
irreversible birth defects... Ben Myers

On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:16:16 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote:

>While I agree with you, I have a Presario 5600 still running its original
>Bigfoot!
><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>news:4229d16e.5311246@nntp.charter.net...
>> One more thing... "Presario 5555" does not show up as a model on the HPaq
>> web
>> site, but Google turns it up and says it is a Pentium III tower system
>> with a
>> 13.5GB drive. The system is old enough to have used the absolutely
>> wretched
>> piece-of-junk 5-and-a-quarter-inch Quantum Bigfoot drive. If your system
>> has
>> one of the Quantum Bigfoot drives, replace it! Do not pass go, do not
>> collect
>> $200. Replace the damned drive. The Bigfoot has one of the worst
>> reliability
>> records in the industry, all because of its original design, which is a
>> tale too
>> long to tell in this newsgroup... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:37:24 GMT, "Tzuraster"
>> <tzuraster(REMOVE)@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I've recently been geetting a strange clicking sound from my 4 year-old
>>>Presario (like something switching on and off -- much like the sound you
>>>get
>>>coming out of standby mode). I'm pretty familiar with the noises it makes,
>>>and this is new and ominous. Anyone got any ideas?
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Tzuraster.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

 

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Tom,

Count your blessings. Then shop, quickly, for a replacement drive. A
5-year-old Bigfoot is living on borrowed time, much like a patient who has been
told by the doctor that the disease is fatal. The Bigfoot drives have
irreversible birth defects... Ben Myers

On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:16:16 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote:

>While I agree with you, I have a Presario 5600 still running its original
>Bigfoot!
><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>news:4229d16e.5311246@nntp.charter.net...
>> One more thing... "Presario 5555" does not show up as a model on the HPaq
>> web
>> site, but Google turns it up and says it is a Pentium III tower system
>> with a
>> 13.5GB drive. The system is old enough to have used the absolutely
>> wretched
>> piece-of-junk 5-and-a-quarter-inch Quantum Bigfoot drive. If your system
>> has
>> one of the Quantum Bigfoot drives, replace it! Do not pass go, do not
>> collect
>> $200. Replace the damned drive. The Bigfoot has one of the worst
>> reliability
>> records in the industry, all because of its original design, which is a
>> tale too
>> long to tell in this newsgroup... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:37:24 GMT, "Tzuraster"
>> <tzuraster(REMOVE)@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I've recently been geetting a strange clicking sound from my 4 year-old
>>>Presario (like something switching on and off -- much like the sound you
>>>get
>>>coming out of standby mode). I'm pretty familiar with the noises it makes,
>>>and this is new and ominous. Anyone got any ideas?
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Tzuraster.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

 

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Nah, who cares? Nothing important on the drive -- just the Operating
System.

Tom
<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
news:4229e87e.11216110@nntp.charter.net...
> Tom,
>
> Count your blessings. Then shop, quickly, for a replacement drive. A
> 5-year-old Bigfoot is living on borrowed time, much like a patient who has
> been
> told by the doctor that the disease is fatal. The Bigfoot drives have
> irreversible birth defects... Ben Myers
>
> On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:16:16 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>
> wrote:
>
>>While I agree with you, I have a Presario 5600 still running its original
>>Bigfoot!
>><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>>news:4229d16e.5311246@nntp.charter.net...
>>> One more thing... "Presario 5555" does not show up as a model on the
>>> HPaq
>>> web
>>> site, but Google turns it up and says it is a Pentium III tower system
>>> with a
>>> 13.5GB drive. The system is old enough to have used the absolutely
>>> wretched
>>> piece-of-junk 5-and-a-quarter-inch Quantum Bigfoot drive. If your
>>> system
>>> has
>>> one of the Quantum Bigfoot drives, replace it! Do not pass go, do not
>>> collect
>>> $200. Replace the damned drive. The Bigfoot has one of the worst
>>> reliability
>>> records in the industry, all because of its original design, which is a
>>> tale too
>>> long to tell in this newsgroup... Ben Myers
>>>
>>> On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:37:24 GMT, "Tzuraster"
>>> <tzuraster(REMOVE)@hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I've recently been geetting a strange clicking sound from my 4 year-old
>>>>Presario (like something switching on and off -- much like the sound you
>>>>get
>>>>coming out of standby mode). I'm pretty familiar with the noises it
>>>>makes,
>>>>and this is new and ominous. Anyone got any ideas?
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>Tzuraster.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

 

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I've always said that the most valuable part of a computer is the content of the
hard drive. Any other electronic component can be replaced, sometimes
inexpensively, sometimes not. So, yes, in your case, who cares?

.... Ben Myers

On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:50:21 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote:

>Nah, who cares? Nothing important on the drive -- just the Operating
>System.
>
>Tom
><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>news:4229e87e.11216110@nntp.charter.net...
>> Tom,
>>
>> Count your blessings. Then shop, quickly, for a replacement drive. A
>> 5-year-old Bigfoot is living on borrowed time, much like a patient who has
>> been
>> told by the doctor that the disease is fatal. The Bigfoot drives have
>> irreversible birth defects... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:16:16 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>While I agree with you, I have a Presario 5600 still running its original
>>>Bigfoot!
>>><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>>>news:4229d16e.5311246@nntp.charter.net...
>>>> One more thing... "Presario 5555" does not show up as a model on the
>>>> HPaq
>>>> web
>>>> site, but Google turns it up and says it is a Pentium III tower system
>>>> with a
>>>> 13.5GB drive. The system is old enough to have used the absolutely
>>>> wretched
>>>> piece-of-junk 5-and-a-quarter-inch Quantum Bigfoot drive. If your
>>>> system
>>>> has
>>>> one of the Quantum Bigfoot drives, replace it! Do not pass go, do not
>>>> collect
>>>> $200. Replace the damned drive. The Bigfoot has one of the worst
>>>> reliability
>>>> records in the industry, all because of its original design, which is a
>>>> tale too
>>>> long to tell in this newsgroup... Ben Myers
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:37:24 GMT, "Tzuraster"
>>>> <tzuraster(REMOVE)@hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>I've recently been geetting a strange clicking sound from my 4 year-old
>>>>>Presario (like something switching on and off -- much like the sound you
>>>>>get
>>>>>coming out of standby mode). I'm pretty familiar with the noises it
>>>>>makes,
>>>>>and this is new and ominous. Anyone got any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>>Tzuraster.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

 

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Actually, it's an AMD Athlon with 60GB drive.

See other message.

Cheers,

Tzuraster.

> One more thing... "Presario 5555" does not show up as a model on the HPaq
web
> site, but Google turns it up and says it is a Pentium III tower system
with a
> 13.5GB drive. The system is old enough to have used the absolutely
wretched
> piece-of-junk 5-and-a-quarter-inch Quantum Bigfoot drive. If your system
has
> one of the Quantum Bigfoot drives, replace it! Do not pass go, do not
collect
> $200. Replace the damned drive. The Bigfoot has one of the worst
reliability
> records in the industry, all because of its original design, which is a
tale too
> long to tell in this newsgroup... Ben Myers

 

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I'll do that....thanks for the advice.

Tzuraster.


> May I suggest that you identify the manufacturer and model of the drive,
then
> download and run the drive manufacturer's hard drive diagnostic software,
which
> is at least 100x more thorough and authoritative than scumdisk, er,
scandisk, in
> finding out the state of the drive? If there is even one bad sector on
the
> drive, replace it... Ben Myers