A few months ago i noticed my PC was showing the following symptoms:
- High disk activity
- Some Programs stop responding frequently or take a unusually long time to open (not extremely slow but it's noticeable).
- Windows also takes a while to go from logon screen to desktop upon a cold boot ( also not extremely slow, but noticeable).
These still occur even after reformatting and installing everything from scratch and continue to happen even after i upgraded my hardware with a newer CPU, motherboard and more RAM.
Today another worrying symptom:
- Just before POST, there is this "tic-tic-tic, tic-tic-tic, tic-tic-tic..." noise coming from the HDD.
Then the POST screen appears and the OS boots normally.
I tried running the command "wmic diskdrive get status" to check the drive's SMART status and it shows OK.
However i'm still worried because generally ticking sounds and slow-downs may be a sign of a failing HDD.
It's a Samsung H103SJ 1TB SATA II, approx. 5 years old.
Edit: I've put my ear near the HDD, and the "ticks" sound more like grinding noises.
I also came across a new symptom: The PC shuts down during OS boot.
Guess I'll have to replace both HDD and PSU to avoid any headaches... :/
- High disk activity
- Some Programs stop responding frequently or take a unusually long time to open (not extremely slow but it's noticeable).
- Windows also takes a while to go from logon screen to desktop upon a cold boot ( also not extremely slow, but noticeable).
These still occur even after reformatting and installing everything from scratch and continue to happen even after i upgraded my hardware with a newer CPU, motherboard and more RAM.
Today another worrying symptom:
- Just before POST, there is this "tic-tic-tic, tic-tic-tic, tic-tic-tic..." noise coming from the HDD.
Then the POST screen appears and the OS boots normally.
I tried running the command "wmic diskdrive get status" to check the drive's SMART status and it shows OK.
However i'm still worried because generally ticking sounds and slow-downs may be a sign of a failing HDD.
It's a Samsung H103SJ 1TB SATA II, approx. 5 years old.
Edit: I've put my ear near the HDD, and the "ticks" sound more like grinding noises.
I also came across a new symptom: The PC shuts down during OS boot.
Guess I'll have to replace both HDD and PSU to avoid any headaches... :/