Re: Is my hard disk dying?

[linux <linux@austrialpinusa.com>]

botio wrote:

> Jamie L. Penman-Smithson wrote:
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> > 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.
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I know that you can replace any Hitachi for tree years. Try to email to 
Toshiba and replace your disk as soon as you can to prevent data loss 
and before the waranty expires.
ed.