I have a dell optiplex gx110. It is my secondary computer and has two 20gb maxtor hard drives. When they are idle they make a high piched whine and are irritating.
When they are being accesed, they make a low pitched scratching sound.
The hard drives are 5-6 years old so do i have to clean them or something?
2007-01-10 13:49:40 · 4 answers · asked by Really Smart Guy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Back up your stuff now.They are about to go at anytime.Mine did the same thing and like you I didnt know and boom it was gone.
2007-01-10 13:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jim C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had taken aside my workstation as rapidly as and as rapidly as I placed it returned mutually I lost a cord which ended up in my fan and it made a clicking noises...till finally the cord grew to develop into into shrink and my computing device died. there is airborne dirt and dust/airborne dirt and dust indoors the fan or some ingredient small. by way of certainty its a working laptop or workstation you're able to ought to desire to take it aside yet I say get a can of compressed air first in the previous you anticipate its something undesirable and attempt blowing out the fan area.
2016-11-28 03:12:23 · answer #2 · answered by heuss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't clean HDD's, they are probably going bad and you should back them up before they fail. Not much you can do to repair them for under $500, no kiding around, they are expensive to fix. Just back them up and replace at earliest convenience.
2007-01-10 13:55:49 · answer #3 · answered by Firedog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BACKUP YOUR DATA NOW your hdd is about to die 5 yrs is their lifespan
2007-01-10 13:55:49 · answer #4 · answered by dubya b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋