potential HDD issue?

[superscurry]

I am wondering if my HDD is failing. Lately when I go to turn on the computer. It will not boot to windows and say "Reboot or select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key." After a restart or two it boots up like normal. Also, just this morning I am told my computer started making weird noises so my wife shut it down. upon turning it on it booted straight to the BIOS. I was unable to see if the boot sequence changed or see my HDD. I turned off the computer and rebooted. Windows booted back up properly then.

 

[jay32267]

Yes....it sounds to me like the HDD is going.

This is one of the things a bad drive will do...not boot....and the BIOS will try and look for something to boot.

Also, weird noises can occur with a bad drive.

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Said noises will usually be a clicking or possibly grinding sound. When in doubt, best to replace it before it goes completely and you have no access to your data.

 

[superscurry]

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Question from superscurry : "potential bad HDD?"

I am wondering if my HDD is failing. Lately when I go to turn on the computer. It will not boot to windows and say "Reboot or select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key." After a restart or two it boots up like normal. Also, just this morning I am told my computer started making weird noises so my wife shut it down. upon turning it on it booted straight to the BIOS. I was unable to see if the boot sequence changed or see my HDD. I turned off the computer and rebooted. Windows booted back up properly then.