[dba-Tech] Hard Drive

The last time I had one fail, SpinRite (www.grc.com for $90) was able to fix
it so I could boot. Then I was able to back up my info for the new drive. 

Since then I've been a SpinRite believer and I run it 2-3 times a year and
haven't had a disk problem since.

Of course, if it's a mechanical problem (the clink) software wouldn't work.
OTOH, the clink might be a spring returning the head to its resting place.

Good luck,
Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tesiny, Ed
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 10:21 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-Tech] Hard Drive

Good morning all,  
This morning when I started my laptop, it went into a cycle of reboots.
   Booted it in safe mode and got a bunch of notices like
   Multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows\system32\BootVID.....others
plus
   a bunch of drivers.  When I manually turn it off, there's a little clink,
   mechanical sound.  I think the hard drive is hosed, any
   suggestions/confirmations/ sales on laptops.  Does it pay to buy a new
hard
   drive?  Never had one fail until today.
Ed

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