HArd drive back up

[Confused Idiot]

My 3 month old hard drive is making a noise like coffee being brewed. People say it's going to die. What do I do? I have no files on it asides from windows and steam so I have nothing I'll lose. I have the windows key and disc ready, but If I get a new hard drive will I need a new windows copy?

 

[boosted1g]

You could have asked this in your original thread.

You don't need a new copy of windows to install in the same machine with just a different hard drive.
You just cant install it on multiple computers.

 

[Mousemonkey]

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2569623/occasional-quiet-pachink-squeak-coming-computer.html