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Started by Rahul Patel | | 6 answers
Hard Drive Need Solution Quick!
i built a new pc using new branded parts. However used my old HDD from my old computer. It is manufactured in 2005 based on the paper on top of hdd. It makes random fast grinding noises while I open an application such as google chrome or windows media player. I scanned my pc and there is nothing on it. I am using WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL with ALL LATEST DRIVERS AND UPDATES. Also, boot times range from about a minute to all the way to TWO MINUTES. THAT IS FROM THE OFFICIAL WINDOWS 7 LOGO START SCREEN. PC IS KIND OF SLOW TOO. Is my hard drive the problem?

SPECS:
PENTIUM G3220 3.0GHZ PROCESSOR
MSI H81 P33 MOTHERBOARD
4GB RAM 1600MHZ BUT RUNS AT 1333MHZ
CORSAIR CX 430M POWER SUPPLY


I want to upload this image I took. It is from HD TUNE. Please take a look at it and reply. Thank You. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE HARD DRIVE?

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a b V Motherboard
a c 84 à CPUs
April 10, 2014 1:47:01 AM

get off any data you want to keep if its making a grinding noise its just a matter of time

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a c 123 ) Power supply
a c 376 V Motherboard
a c 404 à CPUs
a b $ Windows 7
April 10, 2014 1:07:03 AM

Just pulling it out of the old PC and say putting it on your desk could've been too much for it.
a b ) Power supply
a c 162 V Motherboard
a c 96 à CPUs
a c 204 $ Windows 7
April 9, 2014 9:24:43 PM

even if the pass the test grinding noise is not good it could fail without advertising so if you could save all the data and get a new drive .
April 9, 2014 9:22:24 PM

Both passed the test. I don't know if i should keep the hdd or get a new one?? I am on a budget so try to solve the issue first.
a c 123 ) Power supply
a c 376 V Motherboard
a c 404 à CPUs
a b $ Windows 7
April 9, 2014 9:12:08 PM

If its noisy then its gonna die soon. But from the trace it looks like it still works. And if it has W7 on it then it does. If it was me I'd be buying a new HDD - say a Seagate Barracuda 2TB. Less Noise and more speed. The I'd try to transfer what I wanted from the old HDD to the new one. The just use the new one. 9 years old deserves putting out to pasture (or in the bin).
a b ) Power supply
a c 162 V Motherboard
a c 96 à CPUs
a c 204 $ Windows 7
April 9, 2014 9:07:57 PM

use the wd data lifeguard diagnostic tool on western digital link and made short and long test of your drive report the result back .

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