Its finally time..

[Shamrock]

My HDD is VERY close to kicking the bucket. So far the past two days it has bluescreened at least 5 times. It takes the longest time to load the desktop. I heard a clicking noise earlier. What should I do? Should I freeze it first before I go right out and buy a new one?

I'm gonna miss my HDdizzle. Poor guy.

 

[Asus]

Back stuff up. Then swap it with a new one or send it in under warranty.

 

[Shamrock]

Back stuff up. Then swap it with a new one or send it in under warranty.

I doubt it has a warranty. I was going to actually purchase a new one, make it primary, and then move the stuff from the old HDD to the new one. I'm going to try to get a Raptor or such. Do you know if there will be a price drop soon?

 

[Barney Fife]

If you heard the clicking, HDD is dying and may not wait for you till you get ready for new. Backup your stuff ASAP and start shopping.

Good Luck.

 

[giant384]

yes back up immediatelly because if you wait to buy a new hard drive and get the files then it might now work.

 

[DrDevin]

Back stuff up. Then swap it with a new one or send it in under warranty.

Thats the way to do it.

I would recommend a Western Digital Caviar SE16. They are fast, cheap and reliable.

The raptor just isn't worth the price you pay for it. It is only slightly faster and you sacrifice a lot of storage space. Plus it still costs a lot.

 

[Shamrock]

Thats the way to do it.

I would recommend a Western Digital Caviar SE16. They are fast, cheap and reliable.

The raptor just isn't worth the price you pay for it. It is only slightly faster and you sacrifice a lot of storage space. Plus it still costs a lot.

That is why I was asking if there was going to be a price drop soon. If not, then I could purchase a HDD from the Egg or ZZF.

 

[Barney Fife]

Seagate owns my heart. then again I got me pretty soft heart,

 

[Fliko]

Seagate owns my heart. then again I got me pretty soft heart,

QFT

Though I got my seagate and I just need my case to arrive to build my computer, it looks extremely well-made, and the packaging is nice, simple, but effective.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&Manufactory=1305&Description=Seagate&Ntk=all

Take your pick

 

[Shamrock]

Disregard this post.

I bought this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144415

Should be here Tue/Wed.

 

[-Psy-]

OEM version?

 

[Barney Fife]

OEM version?

Well most of my stuff are OEM including my OS and one of my HDD, so yeah OEM should not be given an undeserving fears. And it's actually much cheaper than retail, with the same warranty and support. Excluding XP, we must dial 1-900 number, damn it.

 

[-Psy-]

I thought you had to purchase WinXp with it

 

[Barney Fife]

I thought you had to purchase WinXp with it

Yeah BABY "Send the installer and have him bring his own coffee too"


ITS RAW BABY.

 

[-Psy-]

Well, as I've read OEM hardware is just the hardware without any fancy packaging or manual?

 

[Barney Fife]

Well, as I've read OEM hardware is just the hardware without any fancy packaging or manual?

QFT

Which reminds me.......Shamrock, make sure MB supports 3gb SATA II and you have the SATA cables. Otherwise, buy them separate.