I have a Seagate 120 GB ATA harddrive that is only 6 months old. Recently, I have been running into alot of problems with the drive. The following happens:
+ Harddrive makes a single beeping noise
+ immediately following the beep, there is a small clicking noise made by the hard drive.
+ computer freezes for one to four seconds
Seagate has Diagnostic and Utility tools to test whether or not a harddrive is going bad or not.
I tested my harddrive using Seagate's online diagnostic software, "Seatools" (Seagate's exclusive disc drive diagnostic software designed to troubleshoot most hard drive issues.
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/
After running the test, Seagate told me that the harddrive is bad and, since its in warranty, I am able to send it back to them for a new one.
How accurate is this diagnostics test?
I want to know the accuracy of the test before archiving all of my old data and reinstall windows and the whole works.
+ Harddrive makes a single beeping noise
+ immediately following the beep, there is a small clicking noise made by the hard drive.
+ computer freezes for one to four seconds
Seagate has Diagnostic and Utility tools to test whether or not a harddrive is going bad or not.
I tested my harddrive using Seagate's online diagnostic software, "Seatools" (Seagate's exclusive disc drive diagnostic software designed to troubleshoot most hard drive issues.
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/
After running the test, Seagate told me that the harddrive is bad and, since its in warranty, I am able to send it back to them for a new one.
How accurate is this diagnostics test?
I want to know the accuracy of the test before archiving all of my old data and reinstall windows and the whole works.