Hard Drive Problem. Need advice


  1. Blizzerd
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    Xp, Vista, 7
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    Hard Drive Problem. Need advice


    Ok, my computer HD recently had an accident.

    I accidentally dropped my laptop, the hard drive started to act weird. None of my OS's would boot until i did scan disk, and then it worked. but if I do anything on one of my partitions, drive (D), the HD goes "Click.. click.. click"

    I used " Chkdsk /r " in command line to see if I can skip over those areas, thinking they were bad sectors, but it doesn't work.

    My HD never clicks anywhere else, only on drive (D)

    Will my HD last if I don't use drive (D)? Or should I buy a new one ASAP?
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  3. mlevy
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    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    I'd back my stuff up and get a new one ASAP. Clicks from a HDD are NEVER good.
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  4. Tews
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    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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    mlevy said:
    I'd back my stuff up and get a new one ASAP. Clicks from a HDD are NEVER good.

    +1 .. that drive has taken a fatal hit.. backup and replace... sorry
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  6. TGSoldier
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    Windows 8.1 PRO
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    Backup your data.

    A low level format will give your hard drive more time, but failure is imminent.
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