Paul Johnson wrote:
Adam Hardy wrote in Article <[🔎] 462E1071.9080100@cyberspaceroad.com> posted to gmane.linux.debian.user:I installed etch onto a new pc which is made up of a low energy consumption mobo and two 2.5 inch laptop 120 gig harddrives. The low energy consumption was my priority because I want to leave the machine on 24x7. However these are the first 2.5 inch harddrives I've ever had and they (or at least one of them) are making a disconcerting clicking noise every 5 to 25 seconds at random - it sounds a bit like a metronome, if it wasn't so irregular.The hard drive in my Thinkpad did that for about a day, then it died. Consider saving up for a new hard drive soon.
And a backup, like right now.