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    Solarrigger2000 Posts: 62, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 21, 2008, 05:23 AM
    Ticking Hard Drive
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    Jun 21, 2008, 05:23 AM
    Ticking Hard Drive
    Hello,
    We have a dell dimension 3000 desktop and its hard drive has begun "ticking". It is very loud (much louder than the large window fan) and about 1 tick/sec. Other than this the computer is purring like a kitten (a asthmatic kitten that just ran a marathon!)

    P.S. the computer is 5 years old.
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    Jun 21, 2008, 05:25 AM
    In my experience, that's a sign that it's failing. I'd back it up asap just in case it does.
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