Someone is going to have to open the case and "see"
and hear where the noise is coming from.
Hard drives going do not have to make "any" abnormal noise.
I find it MUCH more normal for other things to make noise
as they fail.               Good luck,    Rick Glazier

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Rafanelli" <[log in to unmask]>
>Dear listmembers,
>When I turned my computer on this morning
>I heard a grinding noise which lasted a few
>minutes. Is that an indication of an
>imminent hard drive failure?

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