A hard drive that's making loud clicking and screeching noises is trying to tell you something: The hardware is starting to fail and the component needs to be replaced. Failing hard drives typically ...

Computer hard drives contain numerous moving parts to read and write your data. Over time, or through rough handling, these parts can wear out or become damaged, resulting in unusual noises as the ...

I came home to the sound of my hard drive making a clicking sound. I wasn't sure of what to do, so I turned my computer off and just booted it up now. Everything seems to be in order, and the clicking ...

I'm one of those people who is usually quite content with $50 speakers and on-board sound, so I want to preface this by saying that any solution that involves dumping hundreds of dollars into new ...

Have one of those 500GB 7200rpm hard drives in your MacBook Pro that’s pissing you off ’cause you bought for speed, but it’s like freezing and clicking and stuff? Apple’s just dropped the fix—well, ...

Ericuse165 has a friend with a PC that’s making a grinding noise. Eric asked the Hard Drives, NAS Drives, Storage forum for advice. First, backup that hard drive. And I mean now! That drive could die ...

Brett Wickens reports on some hardware-related issues with his Titanium PowerBook: "In addition to the known DVD eject/read issues (see previous coverage), I had two other problems: Cosmetic wear This ...

A number of Mac mini owners are reporting a distinct, periodic noise emanating from the hard drive that is accompanied by a brief pause in system responsiveness. One poster to Apple's Discussion ...