Re: Is my hard disk dying?

[botio <botio@no-log.org>]

Jamie L. Penman-Smithson wrote:

> In addition, it keeps making alarming clicking sounds, so I'm assuming
> that it's about the die on me. Considering that this laptop isn't even a
> year old (10 months), it's annoying.
> 
> The drive itself is a Toshiba MK6021GAS. Leaving the laptop powered down
> for a few hours seems to fix the problem, but it seems to reappear after a
> week or two.
> 
> Any ideas, or suggestions?
> 

make a backup ... NOW!

I think you hard drive will die very soon.
btw you could have it replaced for free as your laptop is < 1 year old.