Hard Drive Failure Signs and options

[Matt_Raj]

Hi!

So I installed a fresh copy of windows 10 on a handbuilt PC. I noticed that my hard drive was making rattling sounds, or at least I think so. Many other sites said that some screws might be loose, but I wasn't taking any chances. Furthermore, I noticed that the rattling sounds were coordinated with the hard drive light on the computer.

I went ahead and installed win 10 on a 64GB SSD, to be safe. Would you guys recommend that I simply use the HARD DRIVE for STORAGE? Or should I chuck it out?


Thanks Guys!
Matt

 

[jay32267]

Chuck it! What you describe is a hard drive that pretty much could fail at any second.

I have experienced what you are describing many times.