Is my hard disk dying?

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Thoraine

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Getting abnormally high access times, in excess of 30,000 ms, according to Resource Monitor. Should I be worried? Tried to do a defrag but didn't help. There's often a soft fast repeated tapping noise coming from my HDD.

Please advise!
 

My Computer

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7
That sound is usually indicative of a crashing hard drive or soon to crash. Back up all you valuable data and get a new drive.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
Memory
GSkill 4 X 2 GB PC 8500
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 6790 D
Sound Card
On board RealTek HD
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual monitors:Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
Screen Resolution
1600 X 900
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (primary)
Seagate Barracuda 2 X 320 GB
PSU
Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
Case
Thermaltake Overseer RX 1 full tower
Cooling
Core-Contact 92 mm CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Razor DeathAdder
Internet Speed
50/5 Mbps UL/DL
Other Info
Optical: Super Muliti DVD burner w/lightscribe, Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
bassfisher6522 said:
That sound is usually indicative of a crashing hard drive or soon to crash. Back up all you valuable data and get a new drive.
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i agree. WEIRD sound, noises, ticks from any component that contain moving parts is an indication that the component is failing. backup before its too late
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD TRINITY A10-5800K 3.8Ghz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-D3H
Memory
RIPJAWS-X (4GBx2) 1600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
SAPPHIRE HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 128BIT
Sound Card
REALTEK HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO (INTEGRATED AUDIO)
Monitor(s) Displays
HANNS G HW191D
Screen Resolution
1440X900
Hard Drives
HITACHI 500GB
PSU
XFX ProSeries 650W PSU - 650W Core Edition Full Wired (Bronz
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