Okay, I bet a bunch of people see the title of this thread and instantly know exactly what i'm talking about. Yep, I get a pain in my chest every time I hear the word or the sound.
For those who DON'T know, the click of death is the sound your hard drive sometimes makes while it is dying. It can be a little tap tap tap, or a CLONK CLONK CLONK (I would assume the clonking is much worse), even a BING tap tap. Yeah. I've heard them all.... But what I didn't want to hear was it coming from MY LAPTOP!
Several weeks ago I heard it while sitting in my chair.. Three little taps, tap tap tap. That's it, that's all, no more. To most that would mean, huh what was that noise? and look around some... To me? BACK UP EVERYTHING NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW THE COMPUTER IS DYING. I really did over react. I freaked out to say the least. I backed everything up two or three times. I then began saving money to buy a new laptop. I didn't hear the noise for several more weeks... and I assumed I had hallucinated the first time. Well, I ordered a laptop anyways. I decided I'd give mother mine and if the HDD did die, I had a crappy backup one that would work for her, but was too small for my needs (Which my dad told me, "Oh I dropped that hard drive. No clue if it works anymore." Thanks, dad. Thanks.)
Anyways, so the laptop is supposedly supposed to be shipped, although UPS says it isn't. Ugh, a wait... I just heard the sounds again, literally five or so minutes ago from writing this. It went like this, tap tap, tap tap, tap tap. Six taps in groups of two. Hm, funny how your brain memorizes things so clearly. It's like a fear.
So let's talk about these clicks. Ever heard them? Any bets on how long this hard drive lasts? I give it a week. Hopefully it won't die, but if it does, I'm prepared. Somewhat... I've got backup desktops and a tablet anyways, I just like my lappie the best.
For those who DON'T know, the click of death is the sound your hard drive sometimes makes while it is dying. It can be a little tap tap tap, or a CLONK CLONK CLONK (I would assume the clonking is much worse), even a BING tap tap. Yeah. I've heard them all.... But what I didn't want to hear was it coming from MY LAPTOP!
Several weeks ago I heard it while sitting in my chair.. Three little taps, tap tap tap. That's it, that's all, no more. To most that would mean, huh what was that noise? and look around some... To me? BACK UP EVERYTHING NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW THE COMPUTER IS DYING. I really did over react. I freaked out to say the least. I backed everything up two or three times. I then began saving money to buy a new laptop. I didn't hear the noise for several more weeks... and I assumed I had hallucinated the first time. Well, I ordered a laptop anyways. I decided I'd give mother mine and if the HDD did die, I had a crappy backup one that would work for her, but was too small for my needs (Which my dad told me, "Oh I dropped that hard drive. No clue if it works anymore." Thanks, dad. Thanks.)
Anyways, so the laptop is supposedly supposed to be shipped, although UPS says it isn't. Ugh, a wait... I just heard the sounds again, literally five or so minutes ago from writing this. It went like this, tap tap, tap tap, tap tap. Six taps in groups of two. Hm, funny how your brain memorizes things so clearly. It's like a fear.
So let's talk about these clicks. Ever heard them? Any bets on how long this hard drive lasts? I give it a week. Hopefully it won't die, but if it does, I'm prepared. Somewhat... I've got backup desktops and a tablet anyways, I just like my lappie the best.
