Internal HD matters

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Zhane Masaki
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Internal HD matters

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I thought I'd start this since I already had one internal crap out on me last year, and my old Toshiba laptop crapped out on me five times.

I've got concerns for my new internal, a Western Digital (whose info escapes me for now, at school so ya). If I post what is wrong here, can someone interpret the results for me?
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I can try, I've been building computers and dealing with trouble shooting for two years now (as a hobby).
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I can too. I do IT for a living.

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Ditto. I've worked on computers as a hobby for years, and I did it professionally for about two years also.
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OK, update: I heard a buzz, and am imaging my hard drive.
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Is it like a whirling buzz? Because thats fairly normal. The disks spin in hard drives. But if it sounds like a fan hitting something then you might want to check out the exhaust ports.

Otherwise keep the laptop on level ground. Most hard drives last about 5 years.

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